diff --git a/functional_consumer_test.go b/functional_consumer_test.go
index 80ca05b63..12f87518a 100644
--- a/functional_consumer_test.go
+++ b/functional_consumer_test.go
@@ -438,50 +438,60 @@ func versionRange(lower KafkaVersion) []KafkaVersion {
 }
 
 func produceMsgs(t *testing.T, clientVersions []KafkaVersion, codecs []CompressionCodec, flush int, countPerVerCodec int, idempotent bool) []*ProducerMessage {
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	var producedMessagesMu sync.Mutex
-	var producedMessages []*ProducerMessage
+	var (
+		wg                 sync.WaitGroup
+		producers          []SyncProducer
+		producedMessagesMu sync.Mutex
+		producedMessages   []*ProducerMessage
+	)
 	for _, prodVer := range clientVersions {
 		for _, codec := range codecs {
-			prodCfg := NewTestConfig()
-			prodCfg.Version = prodVer
-			prodCfg.Producer.Return.Successes = true
-			prodCfg.Producer.Return.Errors = true
-			prodCfg.Producer.Flush.MaxMessages = flush
-			prodCfg.Producer.Compression = codec
-			prodCfg.Producer.Idempotent = idempotent
-			if idempotent {
-				prodCfg.Producer.RequiredAcks = WaitForAll
-				prodCfg.Net.MaxOpenRequests = 1
-			}
+			t.Run("producer-"+prodVer.String()+"-"+codec.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Logf("*** Producing with client version %s codec %s\n", prodVer, codec)
+				prodCfg := NewTestConfig()
+				prodCfg.Version = prodVer
+				prodCfg.Producer.Return.Successes = true
+				prodCfg.Producer.Return.Errors = true
+				prodCfg.Producer.Flush.MaxMessages = flush
+				prodCfg.Producer.Compression = codec
+				prodCfg.Producer.Idempotent = idempotent
+				if idempotent {
+					prodCfg.Producer.RequiredAcks = WaitForAll
+					prodCfg.Net.MaxOpenRequests = 1
+				}
 
-			p, err := NewSyncProducer(FunctionalTestEnv.KafkaBrokerAddrs, prodCfg)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("Failed to create producer: version=%s, compression=%s, err=%v", prodVer, codec, err)
-				continue
-			}
-			defer safeClose(t, p)
-			for i := 0; i < countPerVerCodec; i++ {
-				msg := &ProducerMessage{
-					Topic: "test.1",
-					Value: StringEncoder(fmt.Sprintf("msg:%s:%s:%d", prodVer, codec, i)),
+				p, err := NewSyncProducer(FunctionalTestEnv.KafkaBrokerAddrs, prodCfg)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Failed to create producer: version=%s, compression=%s, err=%v", prodVer, codec, err)
+					return
 				}
-				wg.Add(1)
-				go func() {
-					defer wg.Done()
-					_, _, err := p.SendMessage(msg)
-					if err != nil {
-						t.Errorf("Failed to produce message: %s, err=%v", msg.Value, err)
+				producers = append(producers, p)
+				for i := 0; i < countPerVerCodec; i++ {
+					msg := &ProducerMessage{
+						Topic: "test.1",
+						Value: StringEncoder(fmt.Sprintf("msg:%s:%s:%d", prodVer, codec, i)),
 					}
-					producedMessagesMu.Lock()
-					producedMessages = append(producedMessages, msg)
-					producedMessagesMu.Unlock()
-				}()
-			}
+					wg.Add(1)
+					go func() {
+						defer wg.Done()
+						_, _, err := p.SendMessage(msg)
+						if err != nil {
+							t.Errorf("Failed to produce message: %s, err=%v", msg.Value, err)
+						}
+						producedMessagesMu.Lock()
+						producedMessages = append(producedMessages, msg)
+						producedMessagesMu.Unlock()
+					}()
+				}
+			})
 		}
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 
+	for _, p := range producers {
+		safeClose(t, p)
+	}
+
 	// Sort produced message in ascending offset order.
 	sort.Slice(producedMessages, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return producedMessages[i].Offset < producedMessages[j].Offset
@@ -495,7 +505,7 @@ func consumeMsgs(t *testing.T, clientVersions []KafkaVersion, producedMessages [
 	// Consume all produced messages with all client versions supported by the
 	// cluster.
 	for _, consVer := range clientVersions {
-		t.Run(consVer.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("consumer-"+consVer.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Logf("*** Consuming with client version %s\n", consVer)
 			// Create a partition consumer that should start from the first produced
 			// message.