diff --git a/t/Budgets/CanUserModifyBudget.t b/t/Budgets/CanUserModifyBudget.t
index 16d091a19c..df2a7d74a3 100644
--- a/t/Budgets/CanUserModifyBudget.t
+++ b/t/Budgets/CanUserModifyBudget.t
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ my $budget16 = {
 
 my $userenv = {};
 
-ok (!CanUserModifyBudget(0, undef, {}));
+ok( !CanUserModifyBudget( 0, undef, {} ), "CanUserModifyBudget evaluates to false if DB user is passed" );
 
 ok (CanUserModifyBudget($borrower1, $budget1, {superlibrarian => 1}));
 ok (CanUserModifyBudget($borrower1, $budget1, {
diff --git a/t/Budgets/CanUserUseBudget.t b/t/Budgets/CanUserUseBudget.t
index 83884ffdfd..fc905f46ad 100644
--- a/t/Budgets/CanUserUseBudget.t
+++ b/t/Budgets/CanUserUseBudget.t
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ my $budget16 = {
 
 my $userenv = {};
 
-ok (!CanUserUseBudget(0, undef, {}));
+ok( !CanUserUseBudget( 0, undef, {} ), "CanUserUseBudget evaluates to false if DB user is passed" );
 
 ok (CanUserUseBudget($borrower1, $budget1, {superlibrarian => 1}));
 ok (CanUserUseBudget($borrower1, $budget1, {