diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93c6b67c49..112ee486a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -80,13 +80,9 @@ small-test:
 	${MAKE} small-test-diff
 
 small-test-diff:
-	@echo
-	@echo "Here is the file content, in case a diff fails."
-	more results-small/*.csv results-small/merges/*.csv results-small/merges_compared/*.csv results-small/merges_tested/*.csv | cat
-	@echo
 	python3 test/check_equal_csv.py --actual_folder results-small/ --goal_folder test/small-goal-files/
 	@echo
-	diff -x table_run_time.tex -r -U3 test/small-goal-files/tables/all test/small-goal-files/tables/all
+	diff -x table_run_time.tex -r -U3 test/small-goal-files/tables/all test/small-goal-files/tables/all || (echo && echo "Here is the file content, for which diff failed." && more results-small/*.csv results-small/merges/*.csv results-small/merges_compared/*.csv results-small/merges_tested/*.csv | cat && echo && diff -x table_run_time.tex -r -U3 test/small-goal-files/tables/all test/small-goal-files/tables/all)
 
 gradle-assemble:
 	./gradlew -q assemble -g ../.gradle/