diff --git a/backend/controller/scaling/kube_scaling_integration_test.go b/backend/controller/scaling/kube_scaling_integration_test.go
index 4bb48942d0..f11c3bcb13 100644
--- a/backend/controller/scaling/kube_scaling_integration_test.go
+++ b/backend/controller/scaling/kube_scaling_integration_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestKubeScaling(t *testing.T) {
 				defer routineStopped.Done()
 				for !done.Load() {
 					in.Call("echo", "echo", "Bob", func(t testing.TB, response string) {
-						if !strings.Contains(response, "Bob2") {
+						if !strings.Contains(response, "Bob") {
 							failure.Store(fmt.Errorf("unexpected response: %s", response))
 							return
 						}
diff --git a/internal/integration/harness.go b/internal/integration/harness.go
index e71de185af..de08b4800d 100644
--- a/internal/integration/harness.go
+++ b/internal/integration/harness.go
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ func (i TestContext) WorkingDir() string { return i.workDir }
 
 // AssertWithRetry asserts that the given action passes within the timeout.
 func (i TestContext) AssertWithRetry(t testing.TB, assertion Action) {
-	t.Helper()
 	waitCtx, done := context.WithTimeout(i, i.integrationTestTimeout())
 	defer done()
 	for {
@@ -387,43 +386,43 @@ func (i TestContext) AssertWithRetry(t testing.TB, assertion Action) {
 		}
 		select {
 		case <-waitCtx.Done():
-			i.maybeDumpKubePods(t, "assertion-timeout")
-			t.Fatalf("Timed out waiting for assertion to pass: %s", err)
+			t.Fatalf("Timed out waiting for assertion to pass: %s %s", err, i.maybeDumpKubePods())
 
 		case <-time.After(time.Millisecond * 200):
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (i TestContext) maybeDumpKubePods(t testing.TB, from string) {
+func (i TestContext) maybeDumpKubePods() string {
 	if client, ok := i.kubeClient.Get(); ok {
-		t.Logf("Kube logs from %s:", from)
+		ret := "Kube logs:"
 		list, err := client.CoreV1().Pods(i.kubeNamespace).List(i, kubemeta.ListOptions{})
 		if err == nil {
 			for _, pod := range list.Items {
-				t.Logf("\n\n\n========== Pod %s ==========", pod.Name)
+				ret += fmt.Sprintf("\n\n========== Pod %s ==========", pod.Name)
 				for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-					t.Logf("\n\n\n----------- Pod %s Container %s --------", pod.Name, container.Name)
+					ret += fmt.Sprintf("\n----------- Pod %s Container %s --------\n", pod.Name, container.Name)
 					req := client.CoreV1().Pods(i.kubeNamespace).GetLogs(pod.Name, &kubecore.PodLogOptions{Container: container.Name})
 					podLogs, err := req.Stream(context.Background())
 					if err != nil {
-						t.Logf("Error getting logs for pod %s: %v", pod.Name, err)
+						ret += fmt.Sprintf("Error getting logs for pod %s: %v", pod.Name, err)
 						continue
 					}
 					buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 					_, err = io.Copy(buf, podLogs)
 					if err != nil {
-						t.Logf("Error copying logs for pod %s: %v", pod.Name, err)
+						ret += fmt.Sprintf("Error copying logs for pod %s: %v", pod.Name, err)
 						continue
 					}
 					str := buf.String()
-					t.Logf("%s", str)
+					ret += fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", str)
 					_ = podLogs.Close()
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
+		return ret
 	}
+	return ""
 }
 
 // Run an assertion, wrapping testing.TB in an implementation that panics on failure, propagating the error.
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ func (i TestContext) runAssertionOnce(t testing.TB, assertion Action) (err error
 			panic(r)
 		}
 	}()
-	assertion(T{t}, i)
+	assertion(T{TB: t}, i)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/integration/wrapper.go b/internal/integration/wrapper.go
index 2492fce706..630085a7d6 100644
--- a/internal/integration/wrapper.go
+++ b/internal/integration/wrapper.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build integration || infrastructure
+
 package integration
 
 import (
@@ -10,28 +12,35 @@ type TestingError string
 // T wraps testing.TB, trapping calls to Fatalf et al and panicking. The panics are caught by
 type T struct {
 	testing.TB
+	tc TestContext
 }
 
 func (t T) Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
-	panic(TestingError(fmt.Sprint(args...)))
+	logs := t.tc.maybeDumpKubePods()
+	panic(TestingError(fmt.Sprint(args...) + logs))
 }
 
 func (t T) Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	panic(TestingError(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)))
+	logs := t.tc.maybeDumpKubePods()
+	panic(TestingError(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...) + logs))
 }
 
 func (t T) Error(args ...interface{}) {
-	panic(TestingError(fmt.Sprint(args...)))
+	logs := t.tc.maybeDumpKubePods()
+	panic(TestingError(fmt.Sprint(args...) + logs))
 }
 
 func (t T) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	panic(TestingError(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)))
+	logs := t.tc.maybeDumpKubePods()
+	panic(TestingError(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...) + logs))
 }
 
 func (t T) FailNow() {
-	panic(TestingError("FailNow called"))
+	logs := t.tc.maybeDumpKubePods()
+	panic(TestingError("FailNow called" + logs))
 }
 
 func (t T) Fail() {
-	panic(TestingError("Fail called"))
+	logs := t.tc.maybeDumpKubePods()
+	panic(TestingError("Fail called" + logs))
 }