diff --git a/pytest_abra/runner.py b/pytest_abra/runner.py
index cb86d66..3d75562 100644
--- a/pytest_abra/runner.py
+++ b/pytest_abra/runner.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Runner:
         """runs the main test script and if available and sub test scripts if their running condition is met"""
         # check if required dependencies have passed
         if not self._dependencies_passed():
-            logger.warning(f"skipping run_tests() of {self.env_type}, because some dependencies have not passed")
+            logger.warning(f"skipping run_tests() of {self.env_type} (one or more dependencies have not passed)")
             return
 
         for test in test_list:
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ class Runner:
         # check if test aleady passed
         if self._is_test_passed(identifier_string, remove_existing=True):
             if test.prevent_skip:
-                logger.info(f"continuing , test {identifier_string} has passed but prevent_skip=True")
+                logger.info(f"continuing {identifier_string} (passed before but prevent_skip=True)")
             else:
-                logger.info(f"skipping {identifier_string}, test has passed")
+                logger.info(f"skipping {identifier_string} (test has passed)")
                 return
 
         if test.condition:
             condition_result = self._run_condition(test.condition)
             if not condition_result:
                 # test condition is defined but not met
-                logger.info(f"skipping {identifier_string}, test condition is not met")
+                logger.info(f"skipping {identifier_string} (test condition is not met)")
                 return
 
         # test condition is undefined or not met
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Runner:
         return already_passed
 
     def _call_pytest(self, full_test_path: Path) -> int:
-        """runs pytest programmatically on a specific file
+        """runs pytest programmatically with a specific file
 
         all tests in the file [full_test_path] will be run along with command line arguments"""