diff --git a/test_set/cvp-sanity/conftest.py b/test_set/cvp-sanity/conftest.py
index 693d514..7c85d62 100644
--- a/test_set/cvp-sanity/conftest.py
+++ b/test_set/cvp-sanity/conftest.py
@@ -1 +1,29 @@
 from fixtures.base import *
+
+
+@pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True, hookwrapper=True)
+def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
+    outcome = yield
+
+    rep = outcome.get_result()
+    setattr(item, "rep_" + rep.when, rep)
+    rep.description = "{}".format(str(item.function.__doc__))
+    setattr(item, 'description', item.function.__doc__)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def show_test_steps(request):
+    yield
+    # request.node is an "item" because we use the default
+    # "function" scope
+    if request.node.description is None or request.node.description == "None":
+        return
+    try:
+        if request.node.rep_setup.failed:
+            print("setup failed. The following steps were attempted: \n  {steps}".format(steps=request.node.description))
+        elif request.node.rep_setup.passed:
+            if request.node.rep_call.failed:
+                print("test execution failed! The following steps were attempted: \n {steps}".format(steps=request.node.description))
+    except BaseException as e:
+        print("Error in show_test_steps fixture: {}".format(e))
+        pass
diff --git a/test_set/cvp-sanity/pytest.ini b/test_set/cvp-sanity/pytest.ini
index 121300d..7d6dde9 100644
--- a/test_set/cvp-sanity/pytest.ini
+++ b/test_set/cvp-sanity/pytest.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [pytest]
 norecursedirs = venv
-addopts = -vv
\ No newline at end of file
+addopts = -vv --tb=short
\ No newline at end of file