diff --git a/tests/test-rem b/tests/test-rem
index fee29746..53049b2d 100644
--- a/tests/test-rem
+++ b/tests/test-rem
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ chmod 000 include_dir/04cantread.rem
 TEST_GETENV="foo bar baz" ; export TEST_GETENV
 echo "Test 1" > $OUT
 echo "" >> $OUT
+echo "Running main tests"
 $REMIND -e -dxte ../tests/test.rem 16 feb 1991 12:13 2>&1 | grep -v -a 'TimetIs64bit' >> $OUT 2>&1
 echo "" >> $OUT
 echo "Test 2" >> $OUT
@@ -761,6 +762,7 @@ $REMIND ../tests/ret1.rem 7 June 2000 >> $OUT 2>&1
 $REMIND -s ../tests/ret1.rem 1 June 2000 >> $OUT 2>&1
 
 # Make sure all the include files are ok
+echo "Checking files in ../include"
 find ../include -type f -name '*.rem' | while read x; do $REMIND -du -n $x 1 Jan 2024 2>>$OUT 1>/dev/null; done
 
 # Test todos
diff --git a/tests/test-timezone-support b/tests/test-timezone-support
index 8ebd689d..c07d0ddd 100755
--- a/tests/test-timezone-support
+++ b/tests/test-timezone-support
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ REMIND="../src/remind -h -q --flush"
 OUT=../tests/tz.out
 CMP=../tests/tz.cmp
 
+echo "Running timezone tests"
 echo -n "" > $OUT 2>&1
 
 TZ=Europe/Amsterdam $REMIND - 2025-09-03@14:00 <<'EOF' >> $OUT 2>&1