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diff --git a/test/helper.py b/test/helper.py
index 22d763860..7f3ab8438 100644
--- a/test/helper.py
+++ b/test/helper.py
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ def expect_info_dict(self, expected_dict, got_dict):
             match_rex = re.compile(match_str)
 
             self.assertTrue(
-                isinstance(got, compat_str) and match_rex.match(got),
+                isinstance(got, compat_str),
+                u'Expected a %s object, but got %s for field %s' % (
+                    compat_str.__name__, type(got).__name__, info_field))
+            self.assertTrue(
+                match_rex.match(got),
                 u'field %s (value: %r) should match %r' % (info_field, got, match_str))
         elif isinstance(expected, type):
             got = got_dict.get(info_field)