diff --git a/tests/main.py b/tests/main.py
index 62e838da..d376516d 100644
--- a/tests/main.py
+++ b/tests/main.py
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUp(cls):
+        print("starting kernel manager")
         cls.km = KernelManager()
         cls.km.start_kernel(
             extra_arguments=["--pylab=inline"], stderr=open(os.devnull, "w")
         )
+        print("started kernel manager")
         cls.kc = cls.km.blocking_client()
+        print("created blocking client")
         cls.kc.start_channels()
+        print("started channels")
         cls.kc.execute_interactive("import os;os.environ['IVY_ROOT']='.ivy'")
+        print("executed first cell")
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDown(cls):
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@ def invert_config(self):
         self.config = inverted_config
 
     def test_notebook(self):
+        print("inside test_notebook")
         cells_to_ignore = []
         for cell_number, cell_content in enumerate(self.file.cells):
             outputs = []
@@ -141,6 +147,7 @@ def startTest(self, test):
 
     suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(NotebookTest)
     runner = IterativeTestRunner(verbosity=2)
+    print("REACHED BEFORE RUN")
     result = runner.run(suite)
 
     if result.wasSuccessful():