3 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/chrome/test/reliability/page_load_test.cc b/chrome/test/reliability/page_load_test.cc
index e34f968..16b32b5 100644
--- a/chrome/test/reliability/page_load_test.cc
+++ b/chrome/test/reliability/page_load_test.cc
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class PageLoadTest : public UITest {
       // Page load crashed and test automation timed out.
       EXPECT_EQ(NAVIGATION_TIME_OUT, metrics.result);
       // Found a crash dump
-      EXPECT_EQ(1, metrics.crash_dump_count);
+      EXPECT_EQ(1, metrics.crash_dump_count) << kFailedNoCrashService;
       // Browser did not crash, and exited cleanly.
       EXPECT_EQ(true, metrics.browser_clean_exit);
       EXPECT_EQ(1, metrics.browser_launch_count);
diff --git a/chrome/test/ui/ui_test.cc b/chrome/test/ui/ui_test.cc
index 319be79..415533e 100644
--- a/chrome/test/ui/ui_test.cc
+++ b/chrome/test/ui/ui_test.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 
 using base::TimeTicks;
 
+const wchar_t UITest::kFailedNoCrashService[] =
+    L"NOTE: This test is expected to fail if crash_service.exe is not "
+    L"running. Start it manually before running this test (see the build "
+    L"output directory).";
 bool UITest::in_process_renderer_ = false;
 bool UITest::in_process_plugins_ = false;
 bool UITest::no_sandbox_ = false;
@@ -119,10 +123,10 @@ void UITest::TearDown() {
     file_util::CountFilesCreatedAfter(crash_dump_path, test_start_time_) / 2;
   std::wstring error_msg =
       L"Encountered an unexpected crash in the program during this test.";
-  if (expected_crashes_ > 0 && actual_crashes == 0)
-    error_msg += L"  NOTE: This test is expected to fail if crash_service.exe "
-                 L"is not running. Start it manually before running this "
-                 L"test (see the build output directory).";
+  if (expected_crashes_ > 0 && actual_crashes == 0) {
+    error_msg += L"  ";
+    error_msg += kFailedNoCrashService;
+  }
   EXPECT_EQ(expected_crashes_, actual_crashes) << error_msg;
 }
 
diff --git a/chrome/test/ui/ui_test.h b/chrome/test/ui/ui_test.h
index 66a103c..5c1625a 100644
--- a/chrome/test/ui/ui_test.h
+++ b/chrome/test/ui/ui_test.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class UITest : public testing::Test {
   static const int kWaitForActionMaxMsec = 10000;
   // Delay to let the browser complete the test.
   static const int kMaxTestExecutionTime = 30000;
+  // String to display when a test fails because the crash service isn't
+  // running.
+  static const wchar_t kFailedNoCrashService[];
 
   // Tries to delete the specified file/directory returning true on success.
   // This differs from file_util::Delete in that it repeatedly invokes Delete