diff --git a/services/web/test/smoke/coffee/SmokeTests.coffee b/services/web/test/smoke/coffee/SmokeTests.coffee
index 04116e1da3..683892a496 100644
--- a/services/web/test/smoke/coffee/SmokeTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/smoke/coffee/SmokeTests.coffee
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ describe "Opening", ->
 			headers:
 				"X-Forwarded-Proto": "https"
 		}, (error, response, body) ->
+			expect(error, "smoke test: error in getting project").to.not.exist
+			expect(response.statusCode, "smoke test: response code is not 200 getting project").to.equal(200)
 			# Check that the project id is present in the javascript that loads up the project
 			match = !!body.match("\"project_id\":\"#{Settings.smokeTest.projectId}\"")
-			expect(match).to.equal true
+			expect(match, "smoke test: project page html does not have project_id").to.equal true
 			done()
 
 	it "the project list", (done) ->
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@ describe "Opening", ->
 			headers:
 				"X-Forwarded-Proto": "https"
 		}, (error, response, body) ->
-			expect(!!body.match("<title>Your Projects - Online LaTeX Editor ShareLaTeX</title>")).to.equal true
-			expect(!!body.match("<h1>Projects</h1>")).to.equal true
+			expect(error, "smoke test: error returned in getting project list").to.not.exist
+			expect(response.statusCode, "smoke test: response code is not 200 getting project life").to.equal(200)
+			expect(!!body.match("<title>Your Projects - Online LaTeX Editor ShareLaTeX</title>"), "smoke test: body does not have correct title").to.equal true
+			expect(!!body.match("<h1>Projects</h1>"), "smoke test: body does not have correct h1").to.equal true
 			done()