diff --git a/auth/test/test_registry_jwt.py b/auth/test/test_registry_jwt.py
index 12000a95a..78ac029bc 100644
--- a/auth/test/test_registry_jwt.py
+++ b/auth/test/test_registry_jwt.py
@@ -110,30 +110,31 @@ def test_token_with_access(access, initialized_db):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('token', [
-  (_token(
+  pytest.param(_token(
     _token_data(access=[{
       'toipe': 'repository',
       'namesies': 'somens/somerepo',
-      'akshuns': ['pull', 'push', '*']}]))),
-  (_token(_token_data(audience='someotherapp'))),
-  (_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'aud'))),
-  (_token(_token_data(nbf=int(time.time()) + 600))),
-  (_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'nbf'))),
-  (_token(_token_data(iat=int(time.time()) + 600))),
-  (_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'iat'))),
-  (_token(_token_data(exp=int(time.time()) + MAX_SIGNED_S * 2))),
-  (_token(_token_data(exp=int(time.time()) - 60))),
-  (_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'exp'))),
-  (_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'sub'))),
-  (_token(_token_data(iss='badissuer'))),
-  (_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'iss'))),
-  (_token(_token_data(), skip_header=True)),
-  (_token(_token_data(), key_id='someunknownkey')),
-  (_token(_token_data(), key_id='kid7')),
-  (_token(_token_data(), alg='none', private_key=None)),
-  ('some random token'),
-  ('Bearer: sometokenhere'),
-  ('\nBearer: dGVzdA'),])
+      'akshuns': ['pull', 'push', '*']}])), id='bad access'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(audience='someotherapp')), id='bad aud'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'aud')), id='no aud'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(nbf=int(time.time()) + 600)), id='future nbf'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'nbf')), id='no nbf'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(iat=int(time.time()) + 600)), id='future iat'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'iat')), id='no iat'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(exp=int(time.time()) + MAX_SIGNED_S * 2)), id='exp too long'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(exp=int(time.time()) - 60)), id='expired'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'exp')), id='no exp'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'sub')), id='no sub'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(iss='badissuer')), id='bad iss'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_delete_field(_token_data(), 'iss')), id='no iss'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(), skip_header=True), id='no header'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(), key_id='someunknownkey'), id='bad key'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(), key_id='kid7'), id='bad key :: kid7'),
+  pytest.param(_token(_token_data(), alg='none', private_key=None), id='none alg'),
+  pytest.param('some random token', id='random token'),
+  pytest.param('Bearer: sometokenhere', id='extra bearer'),
+  pytest.param('\nBearer: dGVzdA', id='leading newline'),
+])
 def test_invalid_jwt(token, initialized_db):
   with pytest.raises(InvalidJWTException):
     _parse_token(token)