diff --git a/tempest/common/waiters.py b/tempest/common/waiters.py
index 52568cb..93f02c9 100644
--- a/tempest/common/waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/common/waiters.py
@@ -111,22 +111,24 @@
     while image['status'] != status:
         time.sleep(client.build_interval)
         resp, image = client.get_image(image_id)
-        if image['status'] == 'ERROR':
+        status_curr = image['status']
+        if status_curr == 'ERROR':
             raise exceptions.AddImageException(image_id=image_id)
 
         # check the status again to avoid a false negative where we hit
         # the timeout at the same time that the image reached the expected
         # status
-        if image['status'] == status:
+        if status_curr == status:
             return
 
         if int(time.time()) - start >= client.build_timeout:
-            message = ('Image %(image_id)s failed to reach %(status)s '
-                       'status within the required time (%(timeout)s s).' %
+            message = ('Image %(image_id)s failed to reach %(status)s state'
+                       '(current state %(status_curr)s) '
+                       'within the required time (%(timeout)s s).' %
                        {'image_id': image_id,
                         'status': status,
+                        'status_curr': status_curr,
                         'timeout': client.build_timeout})
-            message += ' Current status: %s.' % image['status']
             caller = misc_utils.find_test_caller()
             if caller:
                 message = '(%s) %s' % (caller, message)
@@ -144,7 +146,8 @@
     while node[attr] != status:
         time.sleep(client.build_interval)
         _, node = client.show_node(node_id)
-        if node[attr] == status:
+        status_curr = node[attr]
+        if status_curr == status:
             return
 
         if int(time.time()) - start >= client.build_timeout:
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@
                         'attr': attr,
                         'status': status,
                         'timeout': client.build_timeout})
-            message += ' Current state of %s: %s.' % (attr, node[attr])
+            message += ' Current state of %s: %s.' % (attr, status_curr)
             caller = misc_utils.find_test_caller()
             if caller:
                 message = '(%s) %s' % (caller, message)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py
index 83c253a..620ed68 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@
             timed_out = int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout
 
             if interface_status != status and timed_out:
-                message = ('Interface %s failed to reach %s status within '
-                           'the required time (%s s).' %
-                           (port_id, status, self.build_timeout))
+                message = ('Interface %s failed to reach %s status '
+                           '(current %s) within the required time (%s s).' %
+                           (port_id, status, interface_status,
+                            self.build_timeout))
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
 
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
index b23b20b..afa6937 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@
                 raise exceptions.VolumeBuildErrorException(volume_id=volume_id)
 
             if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
-                message = ('Volume %s failed to reach %s status within '
-                           'the required time (%s s).' %
-                           (volume_id, status, self.build_timeout))
+                message = ('Volume %s failed to reach %s status (current %s) '
+                           'within the required time (%s s).' %
+                           (volume_id, status, volume_status,
+                            self.build_timeout))
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py
index e99c124..ccc20c8 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@
             timed_out = int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout
 
             if interface_status != status and timed_out:
-                message = ('Interface %s failed to reach %s status within '
-                           'the required time (%s s).' %
-                           (port_id, status, self.build_timeout))
+                message = ('Interface %s failed to reach %s status '
+                           '(current %s) within the required time (%s s).' %
+                           (port_id, status, interface_status,
+                            self.build_timeout))
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
 
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/network_client_base.py b/tempest/services/network/network_client_base.py
index 5ad5f37..2c767d9 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/network_client_base.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/network_client_base.py
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@
         # At this point, the wait has timed out
         message = 'Resource %s' % (str(resource))
         message += ' failed to reach status %s' % status
+        message += ' (current: %s)' % resource['status']
         message += ' within the required time %s' % timeout
         caller = misc.find_test_caller()
         if caller:
diff --git a/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py b/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py
index 15306a0..9b4700a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py
@@ -185,9 +185,12 @@
                         resource_status_reason=body['resource_status_reason'])
 
             if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
-                message = ('Resource %s failed to reach %s status within '
-                           'the required time (%s s).' %
-                           (resource_name, status, self.build_timeout))
+                message = ('Resource %s failed to reach %s status '
+                           '(current %s) within the required time (%s s).' %
+                           (resource_name,
+                            status,
+                            resource_status,
+                            self.build_timeout))
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
             time.sleep(self.build_interval)
 
@@ -214,9 +217,10 @@
                     stack_status_reason=body['stack_status_reason'])
 
             if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
-                message = ('Stack %s failed to reach %s status within '
-                           'the required time (%s s).' %
-                           (stack_name, status, self.build_timeout))
+                message = ('Stack %s failed to reach %s status (current: %s) '
+                           'within the required time (%s s).' %
+                           (stack_name, status, stack_status,
+                            self.build_timeout))
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
             time.sleep(self.build_interval)
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py
index da47639..51a017e 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@
                 raise exceptions.VolumeBackupException(backup_id=backup_id)
 
             if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
-                message = ('Volume backup %s failed to reach %s status within '
-                           'the required time (%s s).' %
-                           (backup_id, status, self.build_timeout))
+                message = ('Volume backup %s failed to reach %s status '
+                           '(current %s) within the required time (%s s).' %
+                           (backup_id, status, backup_status,
+                            self.build_timeout))
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
index cf2837b..1e49e5a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -174,10 +174,12 @@
                 raise exceptions.VolumeBuildErrorException(volume_id=volume_id)
 
             if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
-                message = 'Volume %s failed to reach %s status within '\
-                          'the required time (%s s).' % (volume_id,
-                                                         status,
-                                                         self.build_timeout)
+                message = ('Volume %s failed to reach %s status (current: %s) '
+                           'within the required time '
+                           '(%s s).' % (volume_id,
+                                        status,
+                                        volume_status,
+                                        self.build_timeout))
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):