diff --git a/tests/test_mediaworker.py b/tests/test_mediaworker.py
index fdcb2a256e8e3cf1bee7381f73d42519b94b6200..fbeb064cec940d48b8fb516def7a2e864f3955a8 100755
--- a/tests/test_mediaworker.py
+++ b/tests/test_mediaworker.py
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ def check_ssh(ip):
         subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True, timeout=5)
         print('%sLogged in successfully in "%s".%s' % (GREEN, ip, DEF))
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        # do some diagnostics
+        try:
+            cmd_port = 'nc -z -w2 {} 22'.format(ip)
+            subprocess.check_output(cmd_port, shell=True, timeout=5)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            cmd_ping = 'ping -c2 -w4 {}'.format(ip)
+            subprocess.check_output(cmd_ping, shell=True, timeout=5)
         print('%sFailed to login using SSH, run "ssh-copy-id %s".%s' % (RED, ip, DEF))
         return False
     return True