diff --git a/.github/ci/after_make.sh b/.github/ci/after_make.sh
index 89971a370..060f55626 100644
--- a/.github/ci/after_make.sh
+++ b/.github/ci/after_make.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -x
 
 make install
 
-Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x1024x24 &
+Xvfb :1 -ac -noreset -core -screen 0 1280x1024x24 &
 export DISPLAY=:1.0
 export RENDER_ENGINE_VALUES=ogre2
 export MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3
diff --git a/ogre2/src/Ogre2RenderEngine.cc b/ogre2/src/Ogre2RenderEngine.cc
index 0b96a6b6a..75db71b53 100644
--- a/ogre2/src/Ogre2RenderEngine.cc
+++ b/ogre2/src/Ogre2RenderEngine.cc
@@ -670,7 +670,12 @@ void Ogre2RenderEngine::CreateResources()
 void Ogre2RenderEngine::CreateRenderWindow()
 {
   // create dummy window
-  this->CreateRenderWindow(std::to_string(this->dummyWindowId), 1, 1, 1, 0);
+  auto res = this->CreateRenderWindow(std::to_string(this->dummyWindowId),
+      1, 1, 1, 0);
+  if (res.empty())
+  {
+    ignerr << "Failed to create dummy render window." << std::endl;
+  }
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -730,16 +735,18 @@ std::string Ogre2RenderEngine::CreateRenderWindow(const std::string &_handle,
       window = this->ogreRoot->createRenderWindow(
           stream.str(), _width, _height, false, &params);
     }
-    catch(...)
+    catch(const std::exception &_e)
     {
-      ignerr << " Unable to create the rendering window\n";
+      ignerr << " Unable to create the rendering window: " << _e.what()
+             << std::endl;
       window = nullptr;
     }
   }
 
   if (attempts >= 10)
   {
-    ignerr << "Unable to create the rendering window\n" << std::endl;
+    ignerr << "Unable to create the rendering window after [" << attempts
+           << "] attempts." << std::endl;
     return std::string();
   }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/camera.cc b/test/integration/camera.cc
index e68ee62fc..c49f590bf 100644
--- a/test/integration/camera.cc
+++ b/test/integration/camera.cc
@@ -242,12 +242,13 @@ void CameraTest::VisualAt(const std::string &_renderEngine)
 
     if (x <= 100)
     {
-      EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, vis);
+      EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, vis)
+          << "Found [" << vis->Name() << "] at X [" << x << "]";
     }
     else if (x > 100 && x <= 300)
     {
       // Don't end test here on failure, this condition is flaky
-      EXPECT_NE(nullptr, vis) << x;
+      EXPECT_NE(nullptr, vis) << "X: " << x;
       if (vis)
       {
         EXPECT_EQ("sphere", vis->Name());
@@ -255,12 +256,13 @@ void CameraTest::VisualAt(const std::string &_renderEngine)
     }
     else if (x > 300 && x <= 400)
     {
-      EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, vis);
+      EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, vis)
+          << "Found [" << vis->Name() << "] at X [" << x << "]";
     }
     else if (x > 400 && x <= 700)
     {
       // Don't end test here on failure, this condition is flaky
-      EXPECT_NE(nullptr, vis) << x;
+      EXPECT_NE(nullptr, vis) << "X: " << x;
       if (vis)
       {
         EXPECT_EQ("box", vis->Name());