diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 00958c1d..35fcb081 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,9 @@ deploy/docker-compose/
 
 # misc
 coverage.txt
+
+# VSCode
+*.code-workspace
+.vscode/*
+.dev/*
+
diff --git a/store/dynamodb/instrumenting_test.go b/store/dynamodb/instrumenting_test.go
index dc7dd10d..3f8f633a 100644
--- a/store/dynamodb/instrumenting_test.go
+++ b/store/dynamodb/instrumenting_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package dynamodb
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ func TestMeasuresUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 			testAssert.Expect(expectedRegistry)
 			assert.True(testAssert.GatherAndCompare(actualRegistry,
-				"testQueriesCounter", "testDynamoCounter"))
+				"testQueriesCounter", "testDynamoCounter"), fmt.Sprintf("%#v\n", tc))
 
 			//TODO: explore the values observed in a histogram for the QueryDurationSeconds
 		})