diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
index ba3db1567f..f49cc1045b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
         cd build
         ninja
         ninja check
+      env:
+        CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE: On
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       if: failure()
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/mac-tests.yaml
index c9ae9c2408..485c996d49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac-tests.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ jobs:
         cd build
         ninja
         ninja check
+      env:
+        CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE: On
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       if: failure()
       with:
diff --git a/util/ci/actions/archlinux-test/entrypoint.sh b/util/ci/actions/archlinux-test/entrypoint.sh
index b7b893214e..aabcc94189 100755
--- a/util/ci/actions/archlinux-test/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/util/ci/actions/archlinux-test/entrypoint.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mkdir build
 cd build
 export TZ="America/Los_Angeles"
 export PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin/core_perl"
+export CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=On
 cmake /github/workspace -DWITH_PYTHON=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debug -G Ninja
 ninja
 ninja check