diff --git a/tests/DMAPI/BasicOperation/Test.dm b/tests/DMAPI/BasicOperation/Test.dm
index d39bacedc3..24021780bc 100644
--- a/tests/DMAPI/BasicOperation/Test.dm
+++ b/tests/DMAPI/BasicOperation/Test.dm
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
 /world/New()
+	log << "About to call TgsNew()"
 	TgsNew(minimum_required_security_level = TGS_SECURITY_SAFE)
+	log << "About to call StartAsync()"
 	StartAsync()
 
 /proc/StartAsync()
 	set waitfor = FALSE
+	world.log << "First sleep"
 	sleep(50)
+	world.log << "Priming..."
 	world.TgsInitializationComplete()
+	world.log << "Second sleep"
 	sleep(50)
 
+	world.log << "Validating API sleep"
 	// Validate TGS_DMAPI_VERSION against DMAPI version used
 	var/datum/tgs_version/active_version = world.TgsApiVersion()
 	var/datum/tgs_version/dmapi_version = new /datum/tgs_version(TGS_DMAPI_VERSION)
 	if(!active_version.Equals(dmapi_version))
 		text2file("DMAPI version [TGS_DMAPI_VERSION] does not match active API version [active_version.raw_parameter]", "test_fail_reason.txt")
 
+	world.log << "Terminating..."
 	world.TgsEndProcess()
 
+	world.log << "You really shouldn't be able to read this"
+
 /world/Topic(T, Addr, Master, Keys)
 	TGS_TOPIC