diff --git a/crates/storage/db/benches/utils.rs b/crates/storage/db/benches/utils.rs
index d4ae96e00064..62c4dfe6ecb9 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/benches/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db/benches/utils.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ where
     T::Key: Default + Clone + for<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de>,
     T::Value: Default + Clone + for<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de>,
 {
+    let path =
+        format!("{}/../../../testdata/micro/db/{}.json", env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), T::NAME);
     let list: Vec<TableRow<T>> = serde_json::from_reader(std::io::BufReader::new(
-        std::fs::File::open(format!(
-            "{}/../../../testdata/micro/db/{}.json",
-            env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-            T::NAME
-        ))
-        .expect("Test vectors not found. They can be generated from the workspace by calling `cargo run --bin reth --features dev -- test-vectors tables`."),
+        std::fs::File::open(&path)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Test vectors not found. They can be generated from the workspace by calling `cargo run --bin reth --features dev -- test-vectors tables`: {:?}", path))
     ))
     .unwrap();