diff --git a/lib/bats-core/test_functions.bash b/lib/bats-core/test_functions.bash
index 72a337f7202..6ec6a9189f8 100644
--- a/lib/bats-core/test_functions.bash
+++ b/lib/bats-core/test_functions.bash
@@ -271,24 +271,36 @@ run() { # [!|-N] [--keep-empty-lines] [--separate-stderr] [--] <command to run..
   BATS_RUN_COMMAND="${*}"
   set "-$origFlags"
 
-  if [[ ${BATS_VERBOSE_RUN:-} ]]; then
-    printf "%s\n" "$output"
-  fi
+  bats_run_print_output() {
+    if [[ -n "$output" ]]; then
+      printf "%s\n" "$output"
+    fi
+    if [[ "$output_case" == separate && -n "$stderr" ]]; then
+      printf "stderr:\n%s\n" "$stderr"
+    fi
+  }
 
   if [[ -n "$expected_rc" ]]; then
     if [[ "$expected_rc" = "-1" ]]; then
       if [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]; then
         BATS_ERROR_SUFFIX=", expected nonzero exit code!"
+        bats_run_print_output
         return 1
       fi
     elif [ "$status" -ne "$expected_rc" ]; then
       # shellcheck disable=SC2034
       BATS_ERROR_SUFFIX=", expected exit code $expected_rc, got $status"
+      bats_run_print_output
       return 1
     fi
   elif [[ "$status" -eq 127 ]]; then # "command not found"
     bats_generate_warning 1 "$BATS_RUN_COMMAND"
   fi
+
+  if [[ ${BATS_VERBOSE_RUN:-} ]]; then
+    bats_run_print_output
+  fi
+  
   # don't leak our trap into surrounding code
   trap bats_interrupt_trap INT
 }
diff --git a/test/bats.bats b/test/bats.bats
index 8c6dab8116f..6c26be98fdc 100755
--- a/test/bats.bats
+++ b/test/bats.bats
@@ -1032,12 +1032,12 @@ END_OF_ERR_MSG
   [ "${lines[1]}" == 'ok 1 no failure prints no output' ]
   # ^ no output despite --show-output-of-passing-tests, because there is no failure
   [ "${lines[2]}" == 'not ok 2 failure prints output' ]
-  [ "${lines[3]}" == "# (in test file $RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT/print_output_on_failure.bats, line 6)" ]
-  [ "${lines[4]}" == "#   \`run -1 echo \"fail hard\"' failed, expected exit code 1, got 0" ]
+  [ "${lines[3]}" == "# (in test file $RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT/print_output_on_failure.bats, line 7)" ]
+  [ "${lines[4]}" == "#   \`false' failed" ]
   [ "${lines[5]}" == '# Last output:' ]
   [ "${lines[6]}" == '# fail hard' ]
   [ "${lines[7]}" == 'not ok 3 empty output on failure' ]
-  [ "${lines[8]}" == "# (in test file $RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT/print_output_on_failure.bats, line 10)" ]
+  [ "${lines[8]}" == "# (in test file $RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT/print_output_on_failure.bats, line 11)" ]
   [ "${lines[9]}" == "#   \`false' failed" ]
   [ ${#lines[@]} -eq 10 ]
 }
@@ -1048,14 +1048,14 @@ END_OF_ERR_MSG
   [ "${lines[1]}" == 'ok 1 no failure prints no output' ]
   # ^ no output despite --show-output-of-passing-tests, because there is no failure
   [ "${lines[2]}" == 'not ok 2 failure prints output' ]
-  [ "${lines[3]}" == "# (in test file $RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT/print_output_on_failure_with_stderr.bats, line 7)" ]
-  [ "${lines[4]}" == "#   \`run -1 --separate-stderr bash -c 'echo \"fail hard\"; echo with stderr >&2'' failed, expected exit code 1, got 0" ]
+  [ "${lines[3]}" == "# (in test file $RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT/print_output_on_failure_with_stderr.bats, line 8)" ]
+  [ "${lines[4]}" == "#   \`false' failed" ]
   [ "${lines[5]}" == '# Last output:' ]
   [ "${lines[6]}" == '# fail hard' ]
   [ "${lines[7]}" == '# Last stderr:' ]
   [ "${lines[8]}" == '# with stderr' ]
   [ "${lines[9]}" == 'not ok 3 empty output on failure' ]
-  [ "${lines[10]}" == "# (in test file $RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT/print_output_on_failure_with_stderr.bats, line 11)" ]
+  [ "${lines[10]}" == "# (in test file $RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT/print_output_on_failure_with_stderr.bats, line 12)" ]
   [ "${lines[11]}" == "#   \`false' failed" ]
   [ ${#lines[@]} -eq 12 ]
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bats/print_output_on_failure.bats b/test/fixtures/bats/print_output_on_failure.bats
index e7f9168fad7..6a2c44d3ad8 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/bats/print_output_on_failure.bats
+++ b/test/fixtures/bats/print_output_on_failure.bats
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 }
 bats_require_minimum_version 1.5.0 # don't be fooled by order, this will run before the test above!
 @test "failure prints output" {
-  run -1 echo "fail hard"
+  run echo "fail hard"
+  false
 }
 
 @test "empty output on failure" {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bats/print_output_on_failure_with_stderr.bats b/test/fixtures/bats/print_output_on_failure_with_stderr.bats
index 4ad5e412dc8..ed74dbbc2fd 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/bats/print_output_on_failure_with_stderr.bats
+++ b/test/fixtures/bats/print_output_on_failure_with_stderr.bats
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 @test "failure prints output" {
   bats_require_minimum_version 1.5.0
-  run -1 --separate-stderr bash -c 'echo "fail hard"; echo with stderr >&2'
+  run --separate-stderr bash -c 'echo "fail hard"; echo with stderr >&2'
+  false
 }
 
 @test "empty output on failure" {
diff --git a/test/run.bats b/test/run.bats
index 10a0595249c..b3fc6a0db0b 100644
--- a/test/run.bats
+++ b/test/run.bats
@@ -96,15 +96,16 @@ print-stderr-stdout() {
   [ "${lines[4]}" == "not ok 2 run -1 echo hi" ]
   [ "${lines[5]}" == "# (in test file ${RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT}/failing.bats, line 7)" ]
   [ "${lines[6]}" == "#   \`run -1 echo hi' failed, expected exit code 1, got 0" ]
-  [ "${lines[7]}" == "not ok 3 run -2 exit 3" ]
-  [ "${lines[8]}" == "# (in test file ${RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT}/failing.bats, line 11)" ]
-  [ "${lines[9]}" == "#   \`run -2 exit 3' failed, expected exit code 2, got 3" ]
-  [ "${lines[10]}" == "not ok 4 run ! true" ]
-  [ "${lines[11]}" == "# (in test file ${RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT}/failing.bats, line 15)" ]
-  [ "${lines[12]}" == "#   \`run ! true' failed, expected nonzero exit code!" ]
-  [ "${lines[13]}" == "not ok 5 run multiple pass/fails" ]
-  [ "${lines[14]}" == "# (in test file ${RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT}/failing.bats, line 22)" ]
-  [ "${lines[15]}" == "#   \`run -1 /etc' failed, expected exit code 1, got 126" ]
+  [ "${lines[7]}" == "# hi" ]
+  [ "${lines[8]}" == "not ok 3 run -2 exit 3" ]
+  [ "${lines[9]}" == "# (in test file ${RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT}/failing.bats, line 11)" ]
+  [ "${lines[10]}" == "#   \`run -2 exit 3' failed, expected exit code 2, got 3" ]
+  [ "${lines[11]}" == "not ok 4 run ! true" ]
+  [ "${lines[12]}" == "# (in test file ${RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT}/failing.bats, line 15)" ]
+  [ "${lines[13]}" == "#   \`run ! true' failed, expected nonzero exit code!" ]
+  [ "${lines[14]}" == "not ok 5 run multiple pass/fails" ]
+  [ "${lines[15]}" == "# (in test file ${RELATIVE_FIXTURE_ROOT}/failing.bats, line 22)" ]
+  [ "${lines[16]}" == "#   \`run -1 /etc' failed, expected exit code 1, got 126" ]
 }
 
 @test "run invalid exit code check error message" {