diff --git a/tools/memory-model/scripts/runlitmus.sh b/tools/memory-model/scripts/runlitmus.sh
index 5f2d29b460ff..dfdb1f00fcc0 100755
--- a/tools/memory-model/scripts/runlitmus.sh
+++ b/tools/memory-model/scripts/runlitmus.sh
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ fi
 
 # Generate the assembly code and run herd7 on it.
 gen_theme7 -n 10 -map $mapfile -call Linux.call > $themefile
-jingle7 -theme $themefile $litmus > $LKMM_DESTDIR/$hwlitmus 2> $T/$hwlitmusfile.jingle7.out
+jingle7 -v -theme $themefile $litmus > $LKMM_DESTDIR/$hwlitmus 2> $T/$hwlitmusfile.jingle7.out
 if grep -q "Generated 0 tests" $T/$hwlitmusfile.jingle7.out
 then
-	echo ' !!! ' jingle7 failed, no $hwlitmus generated
+	echo ' !!! ' jingle7 failed, errors in $hwlitmus.err
+	cp $T/$hwlitmusfile.jingle7.out $LKMM_DESTDIR/$hwlitmus.err
 	exit 253
 fi
 /usr/bin/time $LKMM_TIMEOUT_CMD herd7 $LKMM_DESTDIR/$hwlitmus > $LKMM_DESTDIR/$hwlitmus.out 2>&1