diff --git a/test/compare_sgemm_bgemm.c b/test/compare_sgemm_bgemm.c
index 1fe4501e37..5ffd7eaabe 100644
--- a/test/compare_sgemm_bgemm.c
+++ b/test/compare_sgemm_bgemm.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   blasint x, y;
   blasint one = 1;
   int ret = 0;
+  int ret2 = 0;
   int loop = BGEMM_LARGEST;
   char transA = 'N', transB = 'N';
   float alpha = 1.0, beta = 1.0;
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
             printf("Mismatch at i=%d, j=%d, k=%d: CC=%.6f, DD=%.6f\n",
                     i, j, k, float16to32(CC[i * m + j]), truncate_float32_to_bfloat16(DD[i * m + j]));
 #endif
+            ret2++;
             ret++;
           }
             
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   }
 
   if (ret != 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "BGEMM FAILURES: %d\n", ret);
+    fprintf(stderr, "BGEMM FAILURES: %d (%d of which in comparison to naive loop)\n", ret,ret2);
     return 1;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/compare_sgemm_shgemm.c b/test/compare_sgemm_shgemm.c
index 7a97a06697..8f75cb78c2 100644
--- a/test/compare_sgemm_shgemm.c
+++ b/test/compare_sgemm_shgemm.c
@@ -122,12 +122,16 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
                 (float)AA[k * j + l] * (float)BB[i + l * n];
             }
           if (!is_close(CC[i * m + j], C[i * m + j], 0.01, 0.001)) {
-		  fprintf(stderr,"CC %f C %f \n",(float)CC[i*m+j],C[i*m+j]);
-            ret++;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+		  	fprintf(stderr,"CC %f C %f \n",(float)CC[i*m+j],C[i*m+j]);
+#endif
+			ret++;
           }
-          if (!is_close(CC[i * m + j], DD[i * m + j], 0.001, 0.0001)) {
-		  fprintf(stderr,"CC %f DD  %f \n",(float)CC[i*m+j],(float)DD[i*m+j]);
-            ret++;
+          if (!is_close(CC[i * m + j], DD[i * m + j], 0.01, 0.001)) {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+			fprintf(stderr,"CC %f DD  %f \n",(float)CC[i*m+j],(float)DD[i*m+j]);
+#endif
+			ret++;
           }
         }
     }