diff --git a/controllers/dataprotection/storageprovider_controller_test.go b/controllers/dataprotection/storageprovider_controller_test.go
index 0f963e7e160..a4f11ab1d59 100644
--- a/controllers/dataprotection/storageprovider_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/dataprotection/storageprovider_controller_test.go
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ var _ = Describe("StorageProvider controller", func() {
 			g.ExpectWithOffset(1, val).Should(BeTrue())
 		}
 
-		reconcileNoError := func() {
+		reconcileNoError := func(g Gomega) {
 			_, err := reconclier.Reconcile(testCtx.Ctx, reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: key})
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			g.ExpectWithOffset(1, err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		}
 
 		It("should reconcile a StorageProvider to Ready status if it doesn't specify csiDriverName", func() {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ var _ = Describe("StorageProvider controller", func() {
 
 			By("checking status.phase and status.conditions")
 			Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
-				reconcileNoError()
+				reconcileNoError(g)
 				shouldReady(g, getProvider(g))
 			}).Should(Succeed())
 		})
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ var _ = Describe("StorageProvider controller", func() {
 
 			By("checking status.phase and status.conditions")
 			Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
-				reconcileNoError()
+				reconcileNoError(g)
 				provider := getProvider(g)
 				g.Expect(provider.Status.Phase).Should(BeEquivalentTo(dpv1alpha1.StorageProviderReady))
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ var _ = Describe("StorageProvider controller", func() {
 			createStorageProviderSpec("csi2")
 			By("checking status.phase, it should be NotReady because CSI driver is not installed yet")
 			Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
-				reconcileNoError()
+				reconcileNoError(g)
 				shouldNotReady(g, getProvider(g))
 			}).Should(Succeed())
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ var _ = Describe("StorageProvider controller", func() {
 			createCSIDriverObjectSpec("csi2")
 			By("checking status.phase, it should become Ready")
 			Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
-				reconcileNoError()
+				reconcileNoError(g)
 				shouldReady(g, getProvider(g))
 			}).Should(Succeed())
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ var _ = Describe("StorageProvider controller", func() {
 			deleteCSIDriverObject("csi2")
 			By("checking status.phase, it should become NotReady")
 			Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
-				reconcileNoError()
+				reconcileNoError(g)
 				shouldNotReady(g, getProvider(g))
 			}).Should(Succeed())
 		})
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ var _ = Describe("StorageProvider controller", func() {
 
 			By("checking StorageProvider object")
 			Eventually(testapps.CheckObj(&testCtx, key, func(g Gomega, provider *dpv1alpha1.StorageProvider) {
-				reconcileNoError()
+				reconcileNoError(g)
 				g.Expect(provider.GetFinalizers()).To(ContainElement(dptypes.DataProtectionFinalizerName))
 			})).Should(Succeed())
 
 			By("deleting StorageProvider object")
 			Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
-				reconcileNoError()
+				reconcileNoError(g)
 				provider := &dpv1alpha1.StorageProvider{}
 				err := testCtx.Cli.Get(ctx, key, provider)
 				if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/testutil/apps/common_util.go b/pkg/testutil/apps/common_util.go
index 319cb288638..fa050abbdc1 100644
--- a/pkg/testutil/apps/common_util.go
+++ b/pkg/testutil/apps/common_util.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 package apps
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -333,7 +334,8 @@ func ClearResourcesWithRemoveFinalizerOption[T intctrlutil.Object, PT intctrluti
 		for _, obj := range items {
 			pobj := PT(&obj)
 			if pobj.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {
-				panic("expected DeletionTimestamp is not nil")
+				d, _ := json.Marshal(pobj)
+				panic("expected DeletionTimestamp is not nil, obj: " + string(d))
 			}
 			finalizers := pobj.GetFinalizers()
 			if len(finalizers) > 0 {