diff --git a/crates/base_db/src/fixture.rs b/crates/base_db/src/fixture.rs
index 30f85bf3a0..0132565e47 100644
--- a/crates/base_db/src/fixture.rs
+++ b/crates/base_db/src/fixture.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub trait WithFixture: Default + SourceDatabaseExt + 'static {
     fn with_position(ra_fixture: &str) -> (Self, FilePosition) {
         let (db, file_id, range_or_offset) = Self::with_range_or_offset(ra_fixture);
         let offset = match range_or_offset {
-            RangeOrOffset::Range(_) => panic!(),
+            RangeOrOffset::Range(_) => panic!("Expected a cursor position, got a range instead"),
             RangeOrOffset::Offset(it) => it,
         };
         (db, FilePosition { file_id, offset })
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub trait WithFixture: Default + SourceDatabaseExt + 'static {
         let (db, file_id, range_or_offset) = Self::with_range_or_offset(ra_fixture);
         let range = match range_or_offset {
             RangeOrOffset::Range(it) => it,
-            RangeOrOffset::Offset(_) => panic!(),
+            RangeOrOffset::Offset(_) => panic!("Expected a cursor range, got a position instead"),
         };
         (db, FileRange { file_id, range })
     }
diff --git a/crates/ide_assists/src/tests.rs b/crates/ide_assists/src/tests.rs
index a7a923beb4..60e3a1474b 100644
--- a/crates/ide_assists/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_assists/src/tests.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ fn check_doc_test(assist_id: &str, before: &str, after: &str) {
         });
 
     let actual = {
-        let source_change = assist.source_change.unwrap();
+        let source_change =
+            assist.source_change.expect("Assist did not contain any source changes");
         let mut actual = before;
         if let Some(source_file_edit) = source_change.get_source_edit(file_id) {
             source_file_edit.apply(&mut actual);
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ fn check(handler: Handler, before: &str, expected: ExpectedResult, assist_label:
 
     match (assist, expected) {
         (Some(assist), ExpectedResult::After(after)) => {
-            let source_change = assist.source_change.unwrap();
+            let source_change =
+                assist.source_change.expect("Assist did not contain any source changes");
             assert!(!source_change.source_file_edits.is_empty());
             let skip_header = source_change.source_file_edits.len() == 1
                 && source_change.file_system_edits.len() == 0;