diff --git a/testing/adios2/engine/adios1/TestADIOS1WriteRead.cpp b/testing/adios2/engine/adios1/TestADIOS1WriteRead.cpp
index ce2076a9928fb8b94274cbdd789ef7409c3b48d3..fc27d532375e52f95eee61b4960327fa5a0e8dfc 100644
--- a/testing/adios2/engine/adios1/TestADIOS1WriteRead.cpp
+++ b/testing/adios2/engine/adios1/TestADIOS1WriteRead.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ TEST_F(ADIOS1WriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS2ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read1D8)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS2ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read1D8.bp";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 // Native ADIOS1 write, ADIOS2 read
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ TEST_F(ADIOS1WriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read1D8)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read1D8.bp";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ TEST_F(ADIOS1WriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS2ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read2D2x4)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS2ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read2D2x4Test.bp";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 // Native ADIOS1 write, ADIOS2 read
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ TEST_F(ADIOS1WriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read2D2x4)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read2D2x4Test.bp";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ TEST_F(ADIOS1WriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS2ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read2D4x2)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS2ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read2D4x2Test.bp";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 // Native ADIOS1 write, ADIOS2 read
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ TEST_F(ADIOS1WriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read2D4x2)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS1WriteADIOS2ADIOS1Read2D4x2Test.bp";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************
diff --git a/testing/adios2/engine/bp/TestBPWriteRead.cpp b/testing/adios2/engine/bp/TestBPWriteRead.cpp
index 2096a119efed09dc072f7e225686c6a21d41ca25..2ca330c48172be05cb69aa2a174fcca5b56aaa52 100644
--- a/testing/adios2/engine/bp/TestBPWriteRead.cpp
+++ b/testing/adios2/engine/bp/TestBPWriteRead.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ TEST_F(BPWriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS2BPWriteADIOS2BPRead1D8)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS2BPWriteADIOS2BPRead1D8.bp";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ TEST_F(BPWriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS2BPWriteADIOS2BPRead2D2x4)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS2BPWriteADIOS2BPRead2D2x4Test.bp";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ TEST_F(BPWriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS2BPWriteADIOS2BPRead2D4x2)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS2BPWriteADIOS2BPRead2D4x2Test.bp";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************
diff --git a/testing/adios2/engine/hdf5/TestHDF5WriteRead.cpp b/testing/adios2/engine/hdf5/TestHDF5WriteRead.cpp
index 3693d2271dd8fdd57cfa85f957dfb318fd4c6617..bac7570fbc6230ed915f2c33645e738f5a7b61e0 100644
--- a/testing/adios2/engine/hdf5/TestHDF5WriteRead.cpp
+++ b/testing/adios2/engine/hdf5/TestHDF5WriteRead.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ TEST_F(HDF5WriteReadTest, ADIOS2HDF5WriteHDF5Read1D8)
 
     // Read test data using HDF5
     {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(false)
+            << "Native HDF5 read validation is not yet implemented";
     }
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ TEST_F(HDF5WriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS2HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read1D8)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS2HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read1D8.h5";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 // Native HDF5 write, ADIOS2 read
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ TEST_F(HDF5WriteReadTest, DISABLED_HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read1D8)
 {
     std::string fname = "HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read1D8.h5";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -196,6 +198,8 @@ TEST_F(HDF5WriteReadTest, ADIOS2HDF5WriteHDF5Read2D2x4)
 
     // Read test data using HDF5
     {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(false)
+            << "Native HDF5 read validation is not yet implemented";
     }
 }
 
@@ -204,7 +208,7 @@ TEST_F(HDF5WriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS2HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read2D2x4)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS2HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read2D2x4Test.h5";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 // Native HDF5 write, ADIOS2 read
@@ -212,7 +216,7 @@ TEST_F(HDF5WriteReadTest, DISABLED_HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read2D2x4)
 {
     std::string fname = "HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read2D2x4Test.h5";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -294,6 +298,8 @@ TEST_F(HDF5WriteReadTest, ADIOS2HDF5WriteHDF5Read2D4x2)
 
     // Read test data using HDF5
     {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(false)
+            << "Native HDF5 read validation is not yet implemented";
     }
 }
 
@@ -302,7 +308,7 @@ TEST_F(HDF5WriteReadTest, DISABLED_ADIOS2HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read2D4x2)
 {
     std::string fname = "ADIOS2HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read2D4x2Test.h5";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 // Native HDF5 write, ADIOS2 read
@@ -310,7 +316,7 @@ TEST_F(HDF5WriteReadTest, DISABLED_HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read2D4x2)
 {
     std::string fname = "HDF5WriteADIOS2HDF5Read2D4x2Test.h5";
 
-    // Not yet implemented since read API is not ready
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "ADIOS2 read API is not yet implemented";
 }
 
 //******************************************************************************