diff --git a/src/bin/agent/tests/ca_controller_unittests.cc b/src/bin/agent/tests/ca_controller_unittests.cc
index f7b2c8bbe6..dc63e01a39 100644
--- a/src/bin/agent/tests/ca_controller_unittests.cc
+++ b/src/bin/agent/tests/ca_controller_unittests.cc
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@
 #include <cc/data.h>
 #include <cc/command_interpreter.h>
 #include <process/testutils/d_test_stubs.h>
+#include <testutils/gtest_utils.h>
+
 #include <boost/pointer_cast.hpp>
+
 #include <sstream>
+
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 using namespace isc::asiolink::test;
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ TEST_F(CtrlAgentControllerTest, commandLineArgs) {
     EXPECT_TRUE(checkVerbose(false));
 
     // Verify that standard options can be parsed without error.
-    EXPECT_NO_THROW(parseArgs(argc, argv));
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW_LOG(parseArgs(argc, argv));
 
     // Verify that verbose flag is true.
     EXPECT_TRUE(checkVerbose(true));
@@ -212,7 +216,7 @@ TEST_F(CtrlAgentControllerTest, commandLineArgs) {
     char* argv2[] = { const_cast<char*>("progName"),
                       const_cast<char*>("-x") };
     argc = 2;
-    EXPECT_THROW(parseArgs(argc, argv2), InvalidUsage);
+    EXPECT_THROW_MSG(parseArgs(argc, argv2), InvalidUsage, "unsupported option: [x] ");
 }
 
 // Tests application process creation and initialization.
diff --git a/src/bin/d2/tests/d2_controller_unittests.cc b/src/bin/d2/tests/d2_controller_unittests.cc
index 0c6e5ecf90..8bac486ba6 100644
--- a/src/bin/d2/tests/d2_controller_unittests.cc
+++ b/src/bin/d2/tests/d2_controller_unittests.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <d2/d2_controller.h>
 #include <d2/d2_process.h>
 #include <process/testutils/d_test_stubs.h>
+#include <testutils/gtest_utils.h>
 
 #include <boost/pointer_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ TEST_F(D2ControllerTest, commandLineArgs) {
     EXPECT_TRUE(checkVerbose(false));
 
     // Verify that standard options can be parsed without error.
-    EXPECT_NO_THROW(parseArgs(argc, argv));
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW_LOG(parseArgs(argc, argv));
 
     // Verify that verbose flag is true.
     EXPECT_TRUE(checkVerbose(true));
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ TEST_F(D2ControllerTest, commandLineArgs) {
     char* argv2[] = { const_cast<char*>("progName"),
                       const_cast<char*>("-x") };
     argc = 2;
-    EXPECT_THROW(parseArgs(argc, argv2), InvalidUsage);
+    EXPECT_THROW_MSG(parseArgs(argc, argv2), InvalidUsage, "unsupported option: [x] ");
 }
 
 /// @brief Tests application process creation and initialization.
diff --git a/src/lib/process/tests/d_controller_unittests.cc b/src/lib/process/tests/d_controller_unittests.cc
index 4d7b73c433..1063e162aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/process/tests/d_controller_unittests.cc
+++ b/src/lib/process/tests/d_controller_unittests.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <asiolink/testutils/timed_signal.h>
 #include <cc/command_interpreter.h>
 #include <process/testutils/d_test_stubs.h>
+#include <testutils/gtest_utils.h>
 
 #include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ TEST_F(DStubControllerTest, commandLineArgs) {
                      const_cast<char*>("cfgName"),
                      const_cast<char*>("-d") };
     int argc = 4;
-    EXPECT_NO_THROW(parseArgs(argc, argv));
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW_LOG(parseArgs(argc, argv));
 
     // Verify that verbose is true.
     EXPECT_TRUE(checkVerbose(true));
@@ -92,20 +93,20 @@ TEST_F(DStubControllerTest, commandLineArgs) {
     xopt[1] =  *DStubController::stub_option_x_;
     char* argv1[] = { const_cast<char*>("progName"), xopt};
     argc = 2;
-    EXPECT_NO_THROW (parseArgs(argc, argv1));
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW_LOG(parseArgs(argc, argv1));
 
     // Verify that an unknown option is detected.
     char* argv2[] = { const_cast<char*>("progName"),
                       const_cast<char*>("-bs") };
     argc = 2;
-    EXPECT_THROW (parseArgs(argc, argv2), InvalidUsage);
+    EXPECT_THROW_MSG(parseArgs(argc, argv2), InvalidUsage, "unsupported option: [b] ");
 
     // Verify that extraneous information is detected.
     char* argv3[] = { const_cast<char*>("progName"),
                       const_cast<char*>("extra"),
                       const_cast<char*>("information") };
     argc = 3;
-    EXPECT_THROW (parseArgs(argc, argv3), InvalidUsage);
+    EXPECT_THROW_MSG(parseArgs(argc, argv3), InvalidUsage, "unsupported option: [s] ");
 }
 
 /// @brief Tests application process creation and initialization.