diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b6ee0b..9e34367 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,15 +38,10 @@ run-local: ## Run receiver directly via go run
 	@GO_ENV=$(GO_ENV) go run $(CMD) listen
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: ## Run unit tests (Ginkgo)
+test: ## Run unit tests (Ginkgo, verbose)
 	@command -v ginkgo >/dev/null || (echo "Please install ginkgo (go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest)"; exit 1)
-	@echo "Running Ginkgo unit test suites..."
-	@ginkgo -r ./cmd ./internal
-
-.PHONY: test-int
-test-int: ## Run integration tests (requires Docker)
-	@echo "Running integration tests..."
-	@GO_ENV=$(GO_ENV) go test -tags=integration ./test/integration/...
+	@echo "Running Ginkgo unit test suites (verbose)..."
+	@ginkgo -r -v ./...
 
 .PHONY: test-int
 test-int: ## Run integration tests (requires Docker)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54bb08b..9acf299 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Dependencies are managed using Google Wire. To add a new dependency:
 
 The project keeps tests close to the code that they exercise:
 
-- **Domain/adapter/app unit tests** live under `internal/**` and cover parsing, validation, orchestration, and adapters. Run them all with `task test` (or `make test`), which now uses the Ginkgo CLI to run unit test suites (`ginkgo -r ./cmd ./internal`).
+- **Domain/adapter/app unit tests** live under `internal/**` and cover parsing, validation, orchestration, and adapters. Run them all with `task test` (or `make test`), which now uses the Ginkgo CLI to run unit test suites in verbose mode (`ginkgo -r -v ./...`).
 - **Integration tests** under `test/integration` spin up disposable TimescaleDB and NATS JetStream instances (via `testcontainers-go`) and execute a full ingestion flow. Use `task test-int` after ensuring Docker is running.
 - **Coverage goals** are tracked via `task coverage`, which produces both a coverage profile and an HTML report under `coverage/coverage.html`.
 
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ The project keeps tests close to the code that they exercise:
 | Generate coverage html     | `make coverage`     | `task coverage`     |
 | Lint (golangci-lint)       | `make lint`         | `task lint`         |
 
-> Integration tests need Docker available on the host. Ginkgo-based unit tests or lint targets require the respective binaries (`go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest`, [golangci-lint install guide](https://golangci-lint.run/)). Use `task install-test` to bootstrap Ginkgo tooling before running `task test`, `task test-all`, or their `make` equivalents.
+> Integration tests need Docker available on the host. Ginkgo-based unit tests or lint targets require the respective binaries (`go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest`, [golangci-lint install guide](https://golangci-lint.run/)). Use `task install-test` to bootstrap Ginkgo tooling before running `task test`, `task test-all`, or their `make` equivalents. `make test` / `task test` run Ginkgo in verbose mode (`-v`), showing each spec for easier debugging.
 
 ## Message Flow
 
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index e8c4e94..b52560b 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ tasks:
         GO_ENV=${GO_ENV:-dev} go run {{.cmd}} listen
 
   test:
-    desc: Run Ginkgo unit test suites
+    desc: Run Ginkgo unit test suites (verbose)
     cmds:
       - |
         if ! command -v ginkgo >/dev/null; then
           echo "Install ginkgo (go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest)"
           exit 1
         fi
-      - echo "Running Ginkgo unit test suites..."
-      - ginkgo -r ./cmd ./internal
+      - echo "Running Ginkgo unit test suites (verbose)..."
+      - ginkgo -r -v ./...
 
   test-int:
     desc: Run integration tests (requires Docker)