diff --git a/lib/cmock_generator.rb b/lib/cmock_generator.rb
index e349b3f..5bd9ebe 100644
--- a/lib/cmock_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/cmock_generator.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class CMockGenerator
   
   def create_mock_verify_function(file, functions)
     file << "void #{@mock_name}_Verify(void)\n{\n"
-    file << "  TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, Mock.allocFailure);\n"
+    file << "  TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE(0, Mock.allocFailure, \"Unable to allocate memory for mock\");\n"
     file << functions.collect {|function| @plugins.run(:mock_verify, function)}.join
     if (@ordered)
       file << "  if (GlobalOrderError)\n"
diff --git a/test/unit/cmock_generator_main_test.rb b/test/unit/cmock_generator_main_test.rb
index 712493e..0f55132 100644
--- a/test/unit/cmock_generator_main_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/cmock_generator_main_test.rb
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class CMockGeneratorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     functions = []
     output = []
     expected = [ "void MockPoutPoutFish_Verify(void)\n{\n",
-                 "  TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, Mock.allocFailure);\n",
+                 "  TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE(0, Mock.allocFailure, \"Unable to allocate memory for mock\");\n",
                  "",
                  "}\n\n"
                ]
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class CMockGeneratorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
                 ]
     output = []
     expected = [ "void MockPoutPoutFish_Verify(void)\n{\n",
-                 "  TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, Mock.allocFailure);\n",
+                 "  TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE(0, Mock.allocFailure, \"Unable to allocate memory for mock\");\n",
                  "  Uno_First" +
                  "  Dos_First" +
                  "  Uno_Second" +