diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/direct_imap.py b/python/src/deltachat/direct_imap.py
index abd802a6e..12d4b4421 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/direct_imap.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/direct_imap.py
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ def make_direct_imap(account, folder):
     return imap
 
 def print_imap_structure(database):
-    ac = Account(database)
-    ac.disable_logging()
+    print_imap_structure_ac(Account(database))
+
+def print_imap_structure_ac(ac):
     print("================= ACCOUNT", ac.get_config("addr"), "=================")
     print("----------------- CONFIG: -----------------")
     print(ac.get_info())
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py b/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py
index a0d0abf90..91a78f775 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import tempfile
 import pytest
 import requests
 
-from . import Account, const
+from . import Account, const, direct_imap
 from .capi import lib
 from .events import FFIEventLogger, FFIEventTracker
 from _pytest._code import Source
@@ -379,7 +379,10 @@ def acfactory(pytestconfig, tmpdir, request, session_liveconfig, data):
 
     am = AccountMaker()
     request.addfinalizer(am.finalize)
-    return am
+    yield am
+    if request.node.rep_call.failed:
+        for ac in am._accounts:
+            direct_imap.print_imap_structure_ac(ac)
 
 
 class BotProcess:
@@ -448,3 +451,15 @@ def lp():
         def step(self, msg):
             print("-" * 5, "step " + msg, "-" * 5)
     return Printer()
+
+
+@pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True, hookwrapper=True)
+def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
+    # execute all other hooks to obtain the report object
+    outcome = yield
+    rep = outcome.get_result()
+
+    # set a report attribute for each phase of a call, which can
+    # be "setup", "call", "teardown"
+
+    setattr(item, "rep_" + rep.when, rep)