diff --git a/testing/gtest/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
index 3368d9f..2b021ce 100644
--- a/testing/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set(SPICYC_SRC_CMD
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${SPICYC_GENERATED_SRC}
   COMMAND ${SPICYC_SRC_CMD}
-  COMMENT ${SPICYC_SRC_CMD}
+  COMMENT "Generating ${SPICYC_GENERATED_SRC}"
   MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/analyzer/protobuf.spicy
   VERBATIM COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS)
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set(SPICYC_LNK_CMD
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${SPICYC_GENERATED_LNK}
   COMMAND ${SPICYC_LNK_CMD}
-  COMMENT ${SPICYC_LNK_CMD}
+  COMMENT "Generating ${SPICYC_GENERATED_LNK}"
   MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/analyzer/protobuf.spicy
   VERBATIM COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS)
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ set(SPICYC_HDR_CMD
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${SPICYC_GENERATED_HDR}
   COMMAND ${SPICYC_HDR_CMD}
-  COMMENT ${SPICYC_HDR_CMD}
+  COMMENT "Generating ${SPICYC_GENERATED_HDR}"
   MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/analyzer/protobuf.spicy
   VERBATIM COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS)
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ foreach(INPUT_BINPB ${BINPB})
     OUTPUT ${XXD_OUTPUT_HDR}
     COMMAND ${PRINTF} "#pragma once\\n\\n" > ${XXD_OUTPUT_HDR}
     COMMAND ${XXD_HDR_CMD}
-    COMMENT ${XXD_HDR_CMD}
+    COMMENT "Generating ${XXD_OUTPUT_HDR}"
     MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${INPUT_BINPB}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-data/"
     VERBATIM COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS)