diff --git a/test/Project.toml b/test/Project.toml
index 700082b..72c588e 100644
--- a/test/Project.toml
+++ b/test/Project.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 [deps]
-Test = "8dfed614-e22c-5e08-85e1-65c5234f0b40"
\ No newline at end of file
+IOCapture = "b5f81e59-6552-4d32-b1f0-c071b021bf89"
+Test = "8dfed614-e22c-5e08-85e1-65c5234f0b40"
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 8e6bbd1..ea9ba3f 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1,56 +1,100 @@
 using ParallelTestRunner
-using Test
+using Test, IOCapture
 
-pushfirst!(ARGS, "--verbose")
+@testset "ParallelTestRunner" verbose=true begin
 
-runtests(ARGS)
+@testset "basic test" begin
+    println()
+    println("Showing the output of one test run:")
+    println("-"^80)
+    c = IOCapture.capture(passthrough=true) do
+        runtests(["--verbose"])
+    end
+    println("-"^80)
+    println()
+    @test contains(c.output, r"basic .+ started at")
+    @test contains(c.output, "SUCCESS")
+end
 
-# custom tests, and initialization code
-init_code = quote
-    using Test
-    should_be_defined() = true
+@testset "custom tests and init code" begin
+    init_code = quote
+        using Test
+        should_be_defined() = true
 
-    macro should_also_be_defined()
-        return :(true)
+        macro should_also_be_defined()
+            return :(true)
+        end
     end
-end
-custom_tests = Dict(
-    "custom" => quote
-        @test should_be_defined()
-        @test @should_also_be_defined()
+    custom_tests = Dict(
+        "custom" => quote
+            @test should_be_defined()
+            @test @should_also_be_defined()
+        end
+    )
+    c = IOCapture.capture() do
+        runtests(["--verbose"]; init_code, custom_tests)
     end
-)
-runtests(ARGS; init_code, custom_tests)
+    @test contains(c.output, r"basic .+ started at")
+    @test contains(c.output, r"custom .+ started at")
+    @test contains(c.output, "SUCCESS")
+end
 
-# custom worker
-function test_worker(name)
-    if name == "needs env var"
-        return addworker(env = ["SPECIAL_ENV_VAR" => "42"])
+@testset "custom worker" begin
+    function test_worker(name)
+        if name == "needs env var"
+            return addworker(env = ["SPECIAL_ENV_VAR" => "42"])
+        end
+        return nothing
     end
-    return nothing
-end
-custom_tests = Dict(
-    "needs env var" => quote
-        @test ENV["SPECIAL_ENV_VAR"] == "42"
-    end,
-    "doesn't need env var" => quote
-        @test !haskey(ENV, "SPECIAL_ENV_VAR")
+    custom_tests = Dict(
+        "needs env var" => quote
+            @test ENV["SPECIAL_ENV_VAR"] == "42"
+        end,
+        "doesn't need env var" => quote
+            @test !haskey(ENV, "SPECIAL_ENV_VAR")
+        end
+    )
+    c = IOCapture.capture() do
+        runtests(["--verbose"]; test_worker, custom_tests)
     end
-)
-runtests(ARGS; test_worker, custom_tests)
+    @test contains(c.output, r"basic .+ started at")
+    @test contains(c.output, r"needs env var .+ started at")
+    @test contains(c.output, r"doesn't need env var .+ started at")
+    @test contains(c.output, "SUCCESS")
+end
 
-# failing test
-custom_tests = Dict(
-    "failing test" => quote
-        @test 1 == 2
+@testset "failing test" begin
+    custom_tests = Dict(
+        "failing test" => quote
+            @test 1 == 2
+        end
+    )
+    c = IOCapture.capture(rethrow=Union{}) do
+        runtests(["--verbose"]; custom_tests)
     end
-)
-@test_throws Test.FallbackTestSetException("Test run finished with errors") runtests(ARGS; custom_tests)
+    @test contains(c.output, r"basic .+ started at")
+    @test contains(c.output, r"failing test .+ failed at")
+    @test contains(c.output, "FAILURE")
+    @test contains(c.output, "1 == 2")
+    @test c.error
+    @test c.value == Test.FallbackTestSetException("Test run finished with errors")
+end
 
-# throwing test
-custom_tests = Dict(
-    "throwing test" => quote
-        error("This test throws an error")
+@testset "throwing test" begin
+    custom_tests = Dict(
+        "throwing test" => quote
+            error("This test throws an error")
+        end
+    )
+    c = IOCapture.capture(rethrow=Union{}) do
+        runtests(["--verbose"]; custom_tests)
     end
-)
-@test_throws Test.FallbackTestSetException("Test run finished with errors") runtests(ARGS; custom_tests)
+    @test contains(c.output, r"basic .+ started at")
+    @test contains(c.output, r"throwing test .+ failed at")
+    @test contains(c.output, "FAILURE")
+    @test contains(c.output, "Got exception outside of a @test")
+    @test c.error
+    @test c.value == Test.FallbackTestSetException("Test run finished with errors")
+end
+
+end