diff --git a/test/e2e/defaultbackend/default_backend.go b/test/e2e/defaultbackend/default_backend.go
index 704e7d4c1..71f16b94c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/defaultbackend/default_backend.go
+++ b/test/e2e/defaultbackend/default_backend.go
@@ -63,25 +63,27 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("[Default Backend]", func() {
 		framework.Sleep()
 
 		for _, test := range testCases {
-			ginkgo.By(test.Name, func() {
-				var req *httpexpect.HTTPRequest
+			ginkgo.By(test.Name)
+			framework.Logf("test running is %s", test.Name)
+			var req *httpexpect.HTTPRequest
 
-				switch test.Scheme {
-				case framework.HTTP:
-					req = f.HTTPTestClient().DoRequest(test.Method, test.Path).WithURL(f.GetURL(framework.HTTP) + test.Path)
-				case framework.HTTPS:
-					req = f.HTTPTestClient().DoRequest(test.Method, test.Path).WithURL(f.GetURL(framework.HTTPS) + test.Path)
-				default:
-					ginkgo.Fail("Unexpected request scheme")
-				}
+			switch test.Scheme {
+			case framework.HTTP:
+				req = f.HTTPTestClient().DoRequest(test.Method, test.Path).WithURL(f.GetURL(framework.HTTP) + test.Path)
+			case framework.HTTPS:
+				req = f.HTTPTestClient().DoRequest(test.Method, test.Path).WithURL(f.GetURL(framework.HTTPS) + test.Path)
+			default:
+				ginkgo.Fail("Unexpected request scheme")
+			}
 
-				if test.Host != "" {
-					req.WithHeader("Host", test.Host)
-				}
+			if test.Host != "" {
+				req.WithHeader("Host", test.Host)
+			}
 
-				req.Expect().
-					Status(test.Status)
-			})
+			framework.Logf("test running req is %+v", req.Request)
+
+			req.Expect().
+				Status(test.Status)
 		}
 	})