diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/task.yaml b/tests/regression/apparmor/task.yaml
index 33b7b6d2e..cb1ff391e 100644
--- a/tests/regression/apparmor/task.yaml
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/task.yaml
@@ -123,14 +123,13 @@ execute: |
       echo "Test execution logs are in the files bash.{log,err,trace} and are collected as artifacts"
       echo "Bash errors are listed below:"
       cat bash.err
+      echo "Tail of the trace is:"
+      tail bash.trace
       exit 1
     else
       for xfail in ${XFAIL:-}; do
         if [ "$SPREAD_SYSTEM" = "$xfail" ]; then
           echo "Test $SPREAD_VARIANT has unexpectedly passed"
-          echo "Test execution logs are in the files bash.{log,err,trace} and are collected as artifacts"
-          echo "Bash errors are listed below:"
-          cat bash.err
           exit 1
         fi
       done