diff --git a/src/tests/Application.vala b/src/tests/Application.vala
index 0e5415b6b7..68eb5e4b34 100644
--- a/src/tests/Application.vala
+++ b/src/tests/Application.vala
@@ -108,19 +108,23 @@ namespace Terminal.Test.Application {
 
         // local command line: any instance from terminal
         GLib.Test.add_func ("/application/cli/commandline", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Starting /application/cli/commandline\n");
             cli ({ "io.elementary.terminal", "--commandline=true" }, (dict) => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for cli 1\n");
                 assert_true ("commandline" in dict);
                 unowned var commandline = dict.lookup_value ("commandline", null).get_bytestring ();
                 assert_cmpstr (commandline, CompareOperator.EQ, "true");
             });
 
             cli ({ "io.elementary.terminal", "-x", "echo", "-e", "true\tfalse" }, (dict) => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for cli 2\n");
                 assert_true ("commandline" in dict);
                 unowned var commandline = dict.lookup_value ("commandline", null).get_bytestring ();
                 assert_cmpstr (commandline, CompareOperator.EQ, "echo -e true\\tfalse");
             });
 
             cli ({ "io.elementary.terminal", "--commandline", "echo", "true" }, (dict) => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for cli 3\n");
                 assert_true ("commandline" in dict);
                 unowned var commandline = dict.lookup_value ("commandline", null).get_bytestring ();
                 assert_cmpstr (commandline, CompareOperator.EQ, "echo true");
@@ -128,10 +132,12 @@ namespace Terminal.Test.Application {
         });
 
         GLib.Test.add_func ("/application/cli/working-directory", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Starting /application/cli/working-directory\n");
             unowned var working_directory = GLib.Test.get_dir (GLib.Test.FileType.DIST);
             var cwd = Environment.get_current_dir ();
 
             cli ({ "io.elementary.terminal", "-w", working_directory }, (dict) => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for cli 4\n");
                 assert_false ("working-dir" in dict);
                 var current_directory = Environment.get_current_dir ();
                 assert_cmpstr (current_directory, CompareOperator.EQ, working_directory);
@@ -142,7 +148,9 @@ namespace Terminal.Test.Application {
 
         // primary command line: first instance from terminal. any instance from dbus.
         GLib.Test.add_func ("/application/command-line/new-tab", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Starting /application/command-line/new-tab\n");
             option ("{'new-tab':<true>}", "@a{sv} {}", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for option 1\n");
                 unowned var window = (MainWindow) application.active_window;
                 assert_nonnull (window);
                 var n_tabs = (int) window.notebook.n_pages;
@@ -150,6 +158,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Test.Application {
             });
 
             option ("{'new-tab':<false>}", "@a{sv} {}", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for option 2\n");
                 unowned var window = (MainWindow) application.active_window;
                 assert_nonnull (window);
                 var n_tabs = (int) window.notebook.n_pages;
@@ -158,22 +167,27 @@ namespace Terminal.Test.Application {
         });
 
         GLib.Test.add_func ("/application/command-line/new-window", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Starting /application/command-line/new-window\n");
             option ("{'new-window':<true>}", "@a{sv} {}", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for option 3\n");
                 var n_windows = (int) application.get_windows ().length ();
                 assert_cmpint (n_windows, CompareOperator.EQ, 2);
             });
 
             option ("{'new-window':<false>}", "@a{sv} {}", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for option 4\n");
                 var n_windows = (int) application.get_windows ().length ();
                 assert_cmpint (n_windows, CompareOperator.EQ, 1);
             });
         });
 
         GLib.Test.add_func ("/application/command-line/execute", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Starting /application/command-line/execute\n");
             string[] execute = { "true", "echo test", "echo -e te\\tst", "false" };
 
             //valid
             option ("{'execute':<[b'%s']>}".printf (string.joinv ("',b'", execute)), "@a{sv} {}", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for option 5\n");
                 unowned var window = (MainWindow) application.active_window;
                 assert_nonnull (window);
                 var n_tabs = (int) window.notebook.n_pages;
@@ -182,6 +196,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Test.Application {
 
             // invalid
             option ("{'execute':<[b'',b'',b'']>}", "@a{sv} {}", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for option 6\n");
                 unowned var window = (MainWindow) application.active_window;
                 assert_nonnull (window);
                 var n_tabs = (int) window.notebook.n_pages;
@@ -193,9 +208,11 @@ namespace Terminal.Test.Application {
         GLib.Test.add_func ("/application/command-line/commandline", () => GLib.Test.skip ());
 
         GLib.Test.add_func ("/application/command-line/platform-data/cwd", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Starting //application/command-line/platform-data/cwd\n");
             unowned var working_directory = GLib.Test.get_dir (GLib.Test.FileType.DIST);
 
             option ("{'new-tab':<true>}", "{'cwd':<b'%s'>}".printf (working_directory), () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for option 7\n");
                 unowned var window = (MainWindow) application.active_window;
                 assert_nonnull (window);
                 var terminal_directory = window.current_terminal.get_shell_location ();
@@ -205,7 +222,9 @@ namespace Terminal.Test.Application {
 
         // actions
         GLib.Test.add_func ("/application/action/new-window", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Starting /application/action/new-window\n");
             action ("new-window", null, () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for action 1\n");
                 // include the extra window from terminal launching
                 var n_windows = (int) application.get_windows ().length ();
                 assert_cmpint (n_windows, CompareOperator.EQ, 2);
@@ -213,7 +232,9 @@ namespace Terminal.Test.Application {
         });
 
         GLib.Test.add_func ("/application/action/quit", () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Starting /application/action/quit\n");
             action ("quit", null, () => {
+stdout.printf ("# Callback for action 2\n");
                 assert_null (application.active_window);
             });
         });