diff --git a/tracker/automated/test-tracker.py b/tracker/automated/test-tracker.py
index 68806d9a8d9b4200e33fe4076c7204002694bf55..88f7996c1e14375227964a49a8da9f42a41cc43f 100755
--- a/tracker/automated/test-tracker.py
+++ b/tracker/automated/test-tracker.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class TrackerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         pass
 
     def tracker_config_tests(self):
+        print("TrackerTest: config tests")
         settings = Gio.Settings.new("org.freedesktop.Tracker.Miner.Files")
         self.assertEqual(settings.get_boolean('index-removable-devices'), True)
         self.assertEqual(settings.get_int('removable-days-threshold'), 60)
@@ -44,14 +45,18 @@ class TrackerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         # self.assertEqual(settings.get_boolean('enable-writeback'), False)
 
     def tracker_journal_tests(self):
+        print("TrackerTest: journal tests")
         path = ('%s/.local/share/tracker/data/tracker-store.journal' %
                 self.homedir)
         self.assertFalse(os.path.isfile(path))
 
     def tracker_initial_tests(self):
+        print("TrackerTest: initial tests")
         self.indexer.assert_all_indexed(self.homedir)
 
     def tracker_update_tests(self):
+        print("TrackerTest: update tests")
+
         # Create a new file and assert it gets indexed
         filename = self.homedir + '/Documents/something.txt'
         with open(filename, 'w') as f:
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ class TrackerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(path))
 
     def thumbnail_tests(self):
+        print("TrackerTest: thumbnail tests")
         self.assert_has_thumbnail('Documents/lorem_presentation.odp')
         self.assert_has_thumbnail('Documents/lorem_spreadsheet.ods')
         self.assert_has_thumbnail('Documents/more_lorem_ipsum.odt')
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@ class TrackerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.loop.quit()
 
     def tracker_grilo_tests(self):
+        print("TrackerTest: grilo tests")
         registry = Grl.Registry.get_default()
         registry.load_plugin_by_id('grl-tracker')
         registry.connect('source-added', self.grl_source_added_cb)
diff --git a/tracker/common.py b/tracker/common.py
index c93b0b31dd381cbc0d9922e0e583b22a4d3fee04..b8ebce52119c09f29bd268727c2670e2cf1698b7 100644
--- a/tracker/common.py
+++ b/tracker/common.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class TrackerIndexer():
         Copy media resources from apertis-tests to @dst with per media type
         subdirectory corresponding to the default subdirectories in $HOME.
         """
+        print("TrackerIndexer: copying medias to " + dst)
         self.copytree(MEDIADIR + '/audio', dst + '/Music')
         self.copytree(MEDIADIR + '/documents', dst + '/Documents')
         self.copytree(MEDIADIR + '/images', dst + '/Pictures')
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ class TrackerIndexer():
             self.loop.quit()
 
     def start(self):
+        print("TrackerIndexer: start")
         self.manager = TrackerControl.MinerManager.new_full(True)
         self.conn = Tracker.SparqlConnection.get(None)
         self.statuses = {}