diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c9c1e75a1..942ee95c9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ script:
 
     # Don't cover PyPy: it fails intermittently and is x5.8 slower (#640)
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" == "pypy" ]; then time python selftest.py; fi
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" == "pypy" ]; then time nosetests Tests/test_*.py; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" == "pypy" ]; then time nosetests -v Tests/test_*.py; fi
 
     # Cover the others
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" != "pypy" ]; then time coverage run --append --include=PIL/* selftest.py; fi
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" != "pypy" ]; then time coverage run --append --include=PIL/* -m nose Tests/test_*.py; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" != "pypy" ]; then time coverage run --append --include=PIL/* -m nose -v Tests/test_*.py; fi
 
 after_success:
   - coverage report
diff --git a/Tests/helper.py b/Tests/helper.py
index c00e105e4..64f29bd5d 100644
--- a/Tests/helper.py
+++ b/Tests/helper.py
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class PillowTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         # holds last result object passed to run method:
         self.currentResult = None
 
+    # Nicer output for --verbose
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.__class__.__name__ + "." + self._testMethodName
+
     def run(self, result=None):
         self.currentResult = result  # remember result for use later
         unittest.TestCase.run(self, result)  # call superclass run method
diff --git a/Tests/test_image_tobytes.py b/Tests/test_image_tobytes.py
index 3be9128c1..6dbf7d6f2 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image_tobytes.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image_tobytes.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from helper import unittest, lena
+from helper import unittest, PillowTestCase, lena
 
 
-class TestImageToBytes(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestImageToBytes(PillowTestCase):
 
     def test_sanity(self):
         data = lena().tobytes()
diff --git a/Tests/test_pyroma.py b/Tests/test_pyroma.py
index c10156cc0..295ef1057 100644
--- a/Tests/test_pyroma.py
+++ b/Tests/test_pyroma.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 
-class TestPyroma(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestPyroma(PillowTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         try: