diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 1cc05bf56fdc54584ce376ac68edf609d29c27ba..faef7952662209b831ed67a8fdfb94a7e3af9f99 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -152,4 +152,11 @@ fs.readdir('tests', function(err, files) {
 	htmlResults += '</table></body></html>';
 
 	fs.writeFileSync('test_results.html', htmlResults);
+
+	if (failed > 0) {
+		process.stderr.write('\n' + RED + failed + ' test(s) out of ' + (passed+failed) +
+			' failed; see test_results.html for the differences.' + RESET + '\n');
+	} else {
+		process.stderr.write('\n' + GREEN + 'All is well.' + RESET + '\n');
+	}
 });