diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py b/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py
index 8b38883689..da78ee837c 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ def main():
 
     # report the results
     if failed or head_reqs.failed or branch_reqs.failed:
+        print("*** Incompatible requirement found!")
+        print("*** See http://docs.openstack.org/developer/requirements")
         sys.exit(1)
     print("Updated requirements match openstack/requirements.")
 
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 61c14560a9..9ac361a3fa 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -2591,7 +2591,7 @@ jobs:
     branch: ^(?!master).*$
 
   - name: ^gate-.*-requirements$
-    failure-message: FAILURE Incompatible requirement found; see http://docs.openstack.org/developer/requirements/
+    failure-message: FAILURE Incompatible requirement found
     files:
       - '^tools/.*-requires$'
       - '^.*requirements.txt$'