diff --git a/test/macro.h b/test/macro.h
index 8da47d1..e38a92b 100644
--- a/test/macro.h
+++ b/test/macro.h
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 #include <cstdio>   // fprintf
 #include <iostream> // cerr
 
+#define VERIFY(x)                                                              \
+	if (!(x)) {                                                                \
+		fprintf(stderr, " \033[31;1mFAIL:\033[0m  %s:%d: VERIFY(%s) failed\n", \
+		        __FILE__, __LINE__, #x);                                       \
+		Test::TestSuite::the().currentTestCaseFailed();                        \
+		return;                                                                \
+	}
+
 #define EXPECT(x)                                                              \
 	if (!(x)) {                                                                \
 		fprintf(stderr, " \033[31;1mFAIL:\033[0m  %s:%d: EXPECT(%s) failed\n", \
diff --git a/test/testdotfile.cpp b/test/testdotfile.cpp
index c4498a2..aab50af 100644
--- a/test/testdotfile.cpp
+++ b/test/testdotfile.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const size_t homeDirectorySize = homeDirectory.size();
 
 void createTestDotfiles(const std::vector<std::string>& fileNames, const std::vector<std::string>& fileContents)
 {
-	EXPECT_EQ(fileNames.size(), fileContents.size());
+	VERIFY(fileNames.size() == fileContents.size());
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < fileNames.size(); ++i) {
 		auto fileName = fileNames.at(i);