diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c45c1c3b..938037f67 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -280,8 +280,9 @@ ENVTEST_ASSETS_DIR=$(shell pwd)/testbin
 golang-tests:
 	scripts/evergreen/unit-tests.sh
 
+# this will be used by the CI, evergreen requires -v to be able to parse the test-result
 golang-tests-race:
-	USE_RACE=true scripts/evergreen/unit-tests.sh
+	VERBOSE=true USE_RACE=true scripts/evergreen/unit-tests.sh
 
 sbom-tests:
 	@ scripts/evergreen/run_python.sh -m pytest generate_ssdlc_report_test.py
diff --git a/scripts/evergreen/unit-tests.sh b/scripts/evergreen/unit-tests.sh
index 60fb081a4..1af0c46d6 100755
--- a/scripts/evergreen/unit-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/evergreen/unit-tests.sh
@@ -11,13 +11,49 @@ find . -name go.mod -not -path "./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/*" -exec dirna
 cd "$0"
 echo "testing $0"
 rm -f result.suite
+
+# Set verbose flag if VERBOSE is enabled
+VERBOSE_FLAG=""
+if [ "$VERBOSE" = "true" ]; then
+  VERBOSE_FLAG="-v"
+fi
+
+RACE_FLAG=""
 if [ "$USE_RACE" = "true" ]; then
-  echo "running test with race enabled"
-  GO_TEST_CMD="go test -v -coverprofile cover.out \$(go list ./... | grep -v \"mongodb-community-operator/test/e2e\")"
-else
-  echo "running test without race enabled"
-  GO_TEST_CMD="go test -v -coverprofile cover.out \$(go list ./... | grep -v \"mongodb-community-operator/test/e2e\")"
+  RACE_FLAG="-race"
 fi
+
+GO_TEST_CMD="go test $VERBOSE_FLAG $RACE_FLAG -coverprofile cover.out \$(go list ./... | grep -v \"mongodb-community-operator/test/e2e\")"
 echo "running $GO_TEST_CMD"
 eval "$GO_TEST_CMD" | tee -a result.suite
 '
+
+# Capture the exit status from the test runs
+EXIT_STATUS=$?
+
+# Generate summary of failed tests
+echo ""
+echo "========================================="
+echo "TEST SUMMARY"
+echo "========================================="
+
+FAILED_TESTS=$(find . -name "result.suite" -not -path "./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/*" -exec grep -l "FAIL" {} \; 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+if [ -n "$FAILED_TESTS" ]; then
+  echo "FAILED TEST MODULES:"
+  for suite in $FAILED_TESTS; do
+    MODULE_DIR=$(dirname "$suite")
+    echo "  - $MODULE_DIR"
+    echo "    Failed tests:"
+    grep "^--- FAIL:" "$suite" | sed 's/^/      /' || true
+  done
+  echo ""
+  echo "Total modules with failures: $(echo "$FAILED_TESTS" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
+else
+  echo " All tests passed!"
+fi
+
+echo "========================================="
+
+# Exit with the original status to preserve CI behavior
+exit $EXIT_STATUS