diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
index 6575868ff..dd1e57bad 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
@@ -3790,7 +3790,7 @@ This will become a hard error in the future.''' % kwargs['input'], location=self
 
     def add_test(self, node, args, kwargs, is_base_test):
         if len(args) != 2:
-            raise InterpreterException('Incorrect number of arguments')
+            raise InterpreterException('test expects 2 arguments, {} given'.format(len(args)))
         if not isinstance(args[0], str):
             raise InterpreterException('First argument of test must be a string.')
         exe = args[1]