diff --git a/cmd/mockbackend/e2etesting.go b/cmd/mockbackend/e2etesting.go
index 1cbc378b4..b6a0ebc9e 100644
--- a/cmd/mockbackend/e2etesting.go
+++ b/cmd/mockbackend/e2etesting.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func isRenderEqual(m1, m2 RenderResponse) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func doTest(logger *zap.Logger, t *Query) []error {
+func doTest(logger *zap.Logger, t *Query, verbose bool) []error {
 	client := http.Client{}
 	failures := make([]error, 0)
 	d, err := time.ParseDuration(fmt.Sprintf("%v", t.Delay) + "s")
@@ -270,16 +270,24 @@ func doTest(logger *zap.Logger, t *Query) []error {
 			}
 
 			if len(t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults) == 0 {
-				if len(res) > 0 {
-					failures = append(failures, merry2.Errorf("unexpected amount of results, got %v, expected 0", len(res)))
-				}
 				return failures
 			}
 
 			if len(res) != len(t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].MetricsFind) {
-				failures = append(failures, merry2.Errorf("unexpected amount of results, got %v, expected %v",
+				failures = append(failures, merry2.Errorf("unexpected amount of metrics find, got %v, expected %v",
 					len(res),
 					len(t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].MetricsFind)))
+				if verbose {
+					for i := range t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].MetricsFind {
+						if len(res) > i || !reflect.DeepEqual(res[i], t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].MetricsFind[i]) {
+							err = fmt.Errorf("metrics find[%d] are not equal, got=`%+v`, expected=`%+v`", i, res[i], t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].MetricsFind[i])
+							failures = append(failures, err)
+						} else {
+							err = fmt.Errorf("metrics find[%d] got unexpected=`%+v`", i, t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].MetricsFind[i])
+						}
+						failures = append(failures, err)
+					}
+				}
 				return failures
 			}
 
@@ -300,9 +308,6 @@ func doTest(logger *zap.Logger, t *Query) []error {
 			}
 
 			if len(t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults) == 0 {
-				if len(res) > 0 {
-					failures = append(failures, merry2.Errorf("unexpected amount of results, got %v, expected 0", len(res)))
-				}
 				return failures
 			}
 
@@ -310,6 +315,17 @@ func doTest(logger *zap.Logger, t *Query) []error {
 				failures = append(failures, merry2.Errorf("unexpected amount of results, got %v, expected %v",
 					len(res),
 					len(t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].Metrics)))
+				if verbose {
+					for i := range t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].Metrics {
+						if len(res) > i || !reflect.DeepEqual(res[i], t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].Metrics[i]) {
+							err = fmt.Errorf("metrics[%d] are not equal, got=`%+v`, expected=`%+v`", i, res[i], t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].Metrics[i])
+							failures = append(failures, err)
+						} else {
+							err = fmt.Errorf("metrics[%d] got unexpected=`%+v`", i, t.ExpectedResponse.ExpectedResults[0].Metrics[i])
+						}
+						failures = append(failures, err)
+					}
+				}
 				return failures
 			}
 
@@ -331,7 +347,7 @@ func doTest(logger *zap.Logger, t *Query) []error {
 	return failures
 }
 
-func e2eTest(logger *zap.Logger, noapp, breakOnError bool) bool {
+func e2eTest(logger *zap.Logger, noapp, breakOnError, verbose bool) bool {
 	failed := false
 	logger.Info("will run test",
 		zap.Any("config", cfg.Test),
@@ -355,7 +371,7 @@ func e2eTest(logger *zap.Logger, noapp, breakOnError bool) bool {
 	}
 
 	for _, t := range cfg.Test.Queries {
-		failures := doTest(logger, &t)
+		failures := doTest(logger, &t, verbose)
 		if len(failures) != 0 {
 			failed = true
 			logger.Error("test failed",
diff --git a/cmd/mockbackend/main.go b/cmd/mockbackend/main.go
index 5424a1be6..ecfd95cbb 100644
--- a/cmd/mockbackend/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mockbackend/main.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type listener struct {
 
 func main() {
 	config := flag.String("config", "average.yaml", "yaml where it would be possible to get data")
+	verbose := flag.Bool("verbose", false, "verbose reporting")
 	testonly := flag.Bool("testonly", false, "run only unit test")
 	noapp := flag.Bool("noapp", false, "do not run application")
 	test := flag.Bool("test", false, "run unit test if present")
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	failed := false
 	if cfg.Test != nil && (*test || *testonly) {
-		failed = e2eTest(logger, *noapp, *breakOnError)
+		failed = e2eTest(logger, *noapp, *breakOnError, *verbose)
 	}
 
 	if !*testonly {