diff --git a/tests/support/util.tcl b/tests/support/util.tcl
index ae758f4c..26cf1dc1 100644
--- a/tests/support/util.tcl
+++ b/tests/support/util.tcl
@@ -224,3 +224,52 @@ proc formatCommand {args} {
     }
     set _ $cmd
 }
+
+proc csvdump r {
+    set o {}
+    foreach k [lsort [$r keys *]] {
+        set type [$r type $k]
+        append o [csvstring $k] , [csvstring $type] ,
+        switch $type {
+            string {
+                append o [csvstring [$r get $k]] "\n"
+            }
+            list {
+                foreach e [$r lrange $k 0 -1] {
+                    append o [csvstring $e] ,
+                }
+                append o "\n"
+            }
+            set {
+                foreach e [lsort [$r smembers $k]] {
+                    append o [csvstring $e] ,
+                }
+                append o "\n"
+            }
+            zset {
+                foreach e [$r zrange $k 0 -1 withscores] {
+                    append o [csvstring $e] ,
+                }
+                append o "\n"
+            }
+            hash {
+                set fields [$r hgetall $k]
+                set newfields {}
+                foreach {k v} $fields {
+                    lappend newfields [list $k $v]
+                }
+                set fields [lsort -index 0 $newfields]
+                foreach kv $fields {
+                    append o [csvstring [lindex $kv 0]] ,
+                    append o [csvstring [lindex $kv 1]] ,
+                }
+                append o "\n"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $o
+}
+
+proc csvstring s {
+    return "\"$s\""
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/other.tcl b/tests/unit/other.tcl
index a2e8ba9e..024adace 100644
--- a/tests/unit/other.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/other.tcl
@@ -46,23 +46,57 @@ start_server {} {
         set _ $err
     } {*invalid*}
 
-    if {![catch {package require sha1}]} {
-        test {Check consistency of different data types after a reload} {
-            r flushdb
-            createComplexDataset r 10000
-            set sha1 [r debug digest]
-            r debug reload
-            set sha1_after [r debug digest]
-            expr {$sha1 eq $sha1_after}
-        } {1}
+    tags {consistency} {
+        if {![catch {package require sha1}]} {
+            test {Check consistency of different data types after a reload} {
+                r flushdb
+                createComplexDataset r 10000
+                set dump [csvdump r]
+                set sha1 [r debug digest]
+                r debug reload
+                r set baubau x
+                set sha1_after [r debug digest]
+                if {$sha1 eq $sha1_after} {
+                    set _ 1
+                } else {
+                    set newdump [csvdump r]
+                    puts "Consistency test failed!"
+                    puts "You can inspect the two dumps in /tmp/repldump*.txt"
 
-        test {Same dataset digest if saving/reloading as AOF?} {
-            r bgrewriteaof
-            waitForBgrewriteaof r
-            r debug loadaof
-            set sha1_after [r debug digest]
-            expr {$sha1 eq $sha1_after}
-        } {1}
+                    set fd [open /tmp/repldump1.txt w]
+                    puts $fd $dump
+                    close $fd
+                    set fd [open /tmp/repldump2.txt w]
+                    puts $fd $newdump
+                    close $fd
+
+                    set _ 0
+                }
+            } {1}
+
+            test {Same dataset digest if saving/reloading as AOF?} {
+                r bgrewriteaof
+                waitForBgrewriteaof r
+                r debug loadaof
+                set sha1_after [r debug digest]
+                if {$sha1 eq $sha1_after} {
+                    set _ 1
+                } else {
+                    set newdump [csvdump r]
+                    puts "Consistency test failed!"
+                    puts "You can inspect the two dumps in /tmp/aofdump*.txt"
+
+                    set fd [open /tmp/aofdump1.txt w]
+                    puts $fd $dump
+                    close $fd
+                    set fd [open /tmp/aofdump2.txt w]
+                    puts $fd $newdump
+                    close $fd
+
+                    set _ 0
+                }
+            } {1}
+        }
     }
 
     test {EXPIRES after a reload (snapshot + append only file)} {