diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/esp_intr_dump/main/test_esp_intr_dump_main.c b/tools/test_apps/system/esp_intr_dump/main/test_esp_intr_dump_main.c
index 5c20fa4273..b32ad8e643 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/esp_intr_dump/main/test_esp_intr_dump_main.c
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/esp_intr_dump/main/test_esp_intr_dump_main.c
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ static int cmd_intr_alloc(int argc, char **argv)
         printf("Failed to allocate interrupt (source: %d, flags: 0x%x): %s\n", source_num, flags, esp_err_to_name(ret));
         return 1;
     }
+
+    printf("Allocated %s %s\n", source_str, flags_str);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/esp_intr_dump/pytest_esp_intr_dump.py b/tools/test_apps/system/esp_intr_dump/pytest_esp_intr_dump.py
index 161b6ef7d0..2b807d80d2 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/esp_intr_dump/pytest_esp_intr_dump.py
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/esp_intr_dump/pytest_esp_intr_dump.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def test_esp_intr_dump_nonshared(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.expect_exact(PROMPT, timeout=10)
 
     dut.write('intr_alloc GPIO LEVEL3\n')
+    dut.expect_exact('Allocated GPIO LEVEL3')
     dut.expect_exact(PROMPT)
 
     dut.write('intr_dump\n')
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ def test_esp_intr_dump_shared(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.expect_exact(PROMPT, timeout=10)
 
     dut.write('intr_alloc GPIO SHARED\n')
+    dut.expect_exact('Allocated GPIO SHARED')
     dut.expect_exact(PROMPT)
 
     dut.write('intr_dump\n')
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ def test_esp_intr_dump_shared(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.expect_exact(PROMPT)
 
     dut.write('intr_alloc UART1 SHARED\n')
+    dut.expect_exact('Allocated UART1 SHARED')
     dut.expect_exact(PROMPT)
 
     dut.write('intr_dump\n')