diff --git a/src/unit/engine/phutil/ArcanistPhutilTestCase.php b/src/unit/engine/phutil/ArcanistPhutilTestCase.php
index 419c9b4c..4f1e7c3d 100644
--- a/src/unit/engine/phutil/ArcanistPhutilTestCase.php
+++ b/src/unit/engine/phutil/ArcanistPhutilTestCase.php
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
  * @task exceptions   Exception Handling
  * @task hook         Hooks for Setup and Teardown
  * @task internal     Internals
- *
- * @group unitrun
  */
 abstract class ArcanistPhutilTestCase {
 
@@ -25,8 +23,9 @@ abstract class ArcanistPhutilTestCase {
 
 /* -(  Making Test Assertions  )--------------------------------------------- */
 
+
   /**
-   * Assert that a value is false. The test fails if it is not.
+   * Assert that a value is `false`, strictly. The test fails if it is not.
    *
    * @param wild    The empirically derived value, generated by executing the
    *                test.
@@ -42,21 +41,12 @@ abstract class ArcanistPhutilTestCase {
       return;
     }
 
-    $result = PhutilReadableSerializer::printableValue($result);
-    $caller = self::getCallerInfo();
-
-    $output = "Assertion failed at line {$caller['line']} in {$caller['file']}";
-
-    if ($message) {
-      $output .= ": {$message}";
-    }
-
-    $this->failTest($output);
-    throw new ArcanistPhutilTestTerminatedException($output);
+    $this->failAssertionWithExpectedValue('false', $result, $message);
   }
 
+
   /**
-   * Assert that a value is true. The test fails if it is not.
+   * Assert that a value is `true`, strictly. The test fails if it is not.
    *
    * @param wild    The empirically derived value, generated by executing the
    *                test.
@@ -72,23 +62,14 @@ abstract class ArcanistPhutilTestCase {
       return;
     }
 
-    $result = PhutilReadableSerializer::printableValue($result);
-    $caller = self::getCallerInfo();
-
-    $output = "Assertion failed at line {$caller['line']} in {$caller['file']}";
-
-    if ($message) {
-      $output .= ": {$message}";
-    }
-
-    $this->failTest($output);
-    throw new ArcanistPhutilTestTerminatedException($output);
+    $this->failAssertionWithExpectedValue('true', $result, $message);
   }
 
+
   /**
-   * Assert that two values are equal. The test fails if they are not.
+   * Assert that two values are equal, strictly. The test fails if they are not.
    *
-   * NOTE: This method uses PHP's strict equality test operator ("===") to
+   * NOTE: This method uses PHP's strict equality test operator (`===`) to
    * compare values. This means values and types must be equal, key order must
    * be identical in arrays, and objects must be referentially identical.
    *
@@ -111,11 +92,20 @@ abstract class ArcanistPhutilTestCase {
     $expect = PhutilReadableSerializer::printableValue($expect);
     $result = PhutilReadableSerializer::printableValue($result);
     $caller = self::getCallerInfo();
+    $file = $caller['file'];
+    $line = $caller['line'];
 
-    $output = "Assertion failed at line {$caller['line']} in {$caller['file']}";
-
-    if ($message) {
-      $output .= ": {$message}";
+    if ($message !== null) {
+      $output = pht(
+        "Assertion failed, expected values to be equal (at %s:%d): %s",
+        $file,
+        $line,
+        $message);
+    } else {
+      $output = pht(
+        "Assertion failed, expected values to be equal (at %s:%d).",
+        $file,
+        $line);
     }
 
     $output .= "\n";
@@ -665,4 +655,50 @@ abstract class ArcanistPhutilTestCase {
     );
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Fail an assertion which checks that some result is equal to a specific
+   * value, like 'true' or 'false'. This prints a readable error message and
+   * fails the current test.
+   *
+   * This method throws and does not return.
+   *
+   * @param   string      Human readable description of the expected value.
+   * @param   string      The actual value.
+   * @param   string|null Optional assertion message.
+   * @return  void
+   * @task    internal
+   */
+  private function failAssertionWithExpectedValue(
+    $expect_description,
+    $actual_result,
+    $message) {
+
+    $caller = self::getCallerInfo();
+    $file = $caller['file'];
+    $line = $caller['line'];
+
+    if ($message !== null) {
+      $description = pht(
+        "Assertion failed, expected '%s' (at %s:%d): %s",
+        $expect_description,
+        $file,
+        $line,
+        $message);
+    } else {
+      $description = pht(
+        "Assertion failed, expected '%s' (at %s:%d).",
+        $expect_description,
+        $file,
+        $line);
+    }
+
+    $actual_result = PhutilReadableSerializer::printableValue($actual_result);
+    $header = pht('ACTUAL VALUE');
+    $output = $description."\n\n".$header."\n".$actual_result;
+
+    $this->failTest($output);
+    throw new ArcanistPhutilTestTerminatedException($output);
+  }
+
 }