diff --git a/tests/unit/browser/test_webelem.py b/tests/unit/browser/test_webelem.py
index 98c27dd71..582bf49a4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/browser/test_webelem.py
+++ b/tests/unit/browser/test_webelem.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class TestWebElementWrapper:
         ('<fakeelem/>', '<fakeelem/>'),
         ('<foo>\n<bar/>\n</foo>', '<foo><bar/></foo>'),
         ('<foo>{}</foo>'.format('x' * 500), '<foo>{}…'.format('x' * 494)),
-    ])
+    ], ids=['fakeelem', 'newlines', 'long'])
     def test_debug_text(self, elem, xml, expected):
         elem._elem.toOuterXml.return_value = xml
         assert elem.debug_text() == expected
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ class TestJavascriptEscape:
     # http://qutebrowser.org:8010/builders/debian-jessie/builds/765/steps/unittests/
     # Should that be ignored?
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize('before, after', TESTS.items())
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('before, after', TESTS.items(), ids=repr)
     def test_fake_escape(self, before, after):
         """Test javascript escaping with some expected outcomes."""
         assert webelem.javascript_escape(before) == after
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ class TestJavascriptEscape:
         result = webframe.evaluateJavaScript('"{}";'.format(escaped))
         assert result == text
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize('text', TESTS)
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('text', TESTS, ids=repr)
     def test_real_escape(self, webframe, qtbot, text):
         """Test javascript escaping with a real QWebPage."""
         self._test_escape(text, qtbot, webframe)
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_debug.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_debug.py
index 5fae9def6..72392e8dd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_debug.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_debug.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def test_signal_name(signal, expected):
     (None, {'foo': 'bar'}, "foo='bar'"),
     (['foo', 'bar'], {'baz': 'fish'}, "'foo', 'bar', baz='fish'"),
     (['x' * 300], None, "'{}".format('x' * 198 + '…')),
-])
+], ids=lambda val: str(val)[:20])
 def test_format_args(args, kwargs, expected):
     assert debug.format_args(args, kwargs) == expected
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def test_format_call(func, args, kwargs, full, expected):
     ([23, 42], 'fake(23, 42)'),
     (['x' * 201], "fake('{}\u2026)".format('x' * 198)),
     (['foo\nbar'], r"fake('foo\nbar')"),
-])
+], ids=lambda val: str(val)[:20])
 def test_dbg_signal(stubs, args, expected):
     assert debug.dbg_signal(stubs.FakeSignal(), args) == expected
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_error.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_error.py
index 1631902ea..b2dd3e1af 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_error.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_error.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_no_err_windows(caplog, exc, name, exc_text):
     ('foo', '', 'foo: exception'),
     ('foo', 'bar', 'foo: exception\n\nbar'),
     ('', 'bar', 'exception\n\nbar'),
-])
+], ids=repr)
 def test_err_windows(qtbot, qapp, pre_text, post_text, expected):
 
     @pyqtSlot()
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_utils.py
index 02bed2f64..052bdb2ed 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_utils.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class TestCompactText:
         ('foo\nbar', 'foobar'),
         ('  foo  \n  bar  ', 'foobar'),
         ('\nfoo\n', 'foo'),
-    ])
+    ], ids=repr)
     def test_compact_text(self, text, expected):
         """Test folding of newlines."""
         assert utils.compact_text(text) == expected
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class TestCompactText:
         (5, 'foobar', 'foob' + ELLIPSIS),
         (5, 'foo\nbar', 'foob' + ELLIPSIS),
         (7, 'foo\nbar', 'foobar'),
-    ])
+    ], ids=lambda val: str(val)[:20])
     def test_eliding(self, elidelength, text, expected):
         """Test eliding."""
         assert utils.compact_text(text, elidelength) == expected