diff --git a/test/e2e/btc_timestamping_e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/btc_timestamping_e2e_test.go
index 8884209cc..8e985113d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/btc_timestamping_e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/btc_timestamping_e2e_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ func (s *BTCTimestampingTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	// 3. Run IBC relayer between the two chains.
 	// 4. Execute various e2e tests, including IBC
 	s.configurer, err = configurer.NewBTCTimestampingConfigurer(s.T(), true)
-
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	err = s.configurer.ConfigureChains()
diff --git a/test/e2e/configurer/base.go b/test/e2e/configurer/base.go
index de34baa2e..7857397f6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configurer/base.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configurer/base.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ func (bc *baseConfigurer) RunValidators() error {
 func (bc *baseConfigurer) runValidators(chainConfig *chain.Config) error {
 	bc.t.Logf("starting %s validator containers...", chainConfig.Id)
 	for _, node := range chainConfig.NodeConfigs {
+		fmt.Printf("\n runValidators: %s - ", node.Name)
+
 		if err := node.Run(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/configurer/chain/node.go b/test/e2e/configurer/chain/node.go
index c07288c17..085cbd872 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configurer/chain/node.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configurer/chain/node.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func (n *NodeConfig) Run() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("\n running node resource %s - chainId: %s", n.Name, n.chainId)
 
 	hostPort := resource.GetHostPort("26657/tcp")
 	rpcClient, err := rpchttp.New("tcp://"+hostPort, "/websocket")
diff --git a/test/e2e/configurer/current.go b/test/e2e/configurer/current.go
index ca2c26ae6..a6686e13e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configurer/current.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configurer/current.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package configurer
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@ func (cb *CurrentBranchConfigurer) ConfigureChains() error {
 
 func (cb *CurrentBranchConfigurer) ConfigureChain(chainConfig *chain.Config) error {
 	cb.t.Logf("starting e2e infrastructure from current branch for chain-id: %s", chainConfig.Id)
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "bbn-e2e-testnet-")
+	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "bbn-e2e-testnet-*")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	cb.t.Logf("temp directory for chain-id %v: %v", chainConfig.Id, tmpDir)
-
+	fmt.Printf("\n tmp dir for config chain %s - ", tmpDir)
 	initializedChain, err := initialization.InitChain(
 		chainConfig.Id,
 		tmpDir,
diff --git a/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade.go b/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade.go
index 20f5f8bab..0b40c106d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (uc *UpgradeConfigurer) ConfigureChains() error {
 
 func (uc *UpgradeConfigurer) ConfigureChain(chainConfig *chain.Config) error {
 	uc.t.Logf("starting upgrade e2e infrastructure for chain-id: %s", chainConfig.Id)
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "bbn-e2e-testnet-")
+	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "bbn-e2e-testnet-*")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/containers/containers.go b/test/e2e/containers/containers.go
index 143afbb80..c36ba1eba 100644
--- a/test/e2e/containers/containers.go
+++ b/test/e2e/containers/containers.go
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ func (m *Manager) RunNodeResource(chainId string, containerName, valCondifDir st
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	fmt.Printf("\nrunning RunNodeResource container name %s", containerName)
 	runOpts := &dockertest.RunOptions{
 		Name:       containerName,
 		Repository: m.CurrentRepository,
@@ -361,6 +362,8 @@ func (m *Manager) RunChainInitResource(chainId string, chainVotingPeriod, chainE
 	votingPeriodDuration := time.Duration(chainVotingPeriod * 1000000000)
 	expeditedVotingPeriodDuration := time.Duration(chainExpeditedVotingPeriod * 1000000000)
 
+	fmt.Printf("\n running RunChainInitResource %s", chainId)
+	fmt.Printf("\n running network %s", m.network.Network.ID)
 	initResource, err := m.pool.RunWithOptions(
 		&dockertest.RunOptions{
 			Name:       chainId,
diff --git a/test/e2e/initialization/init.go b/test/e2e/initialization/init.go
index 94e8ca3e5..04828a4e5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/initialization/init.go
+++ b/test/e2e/initialization/init.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func InitChain(id, dataDir string, nodeConfigs []*NodeConfig, votingPeriod, expe
 	}
 
 	for _, nodeConfig := range nodeConfigs {
+		fmt.Printf("\n newNode node %s-%s is Validator %+v", chain.chainMeta.Id, nodeConfig.Name, nodeConfig.IsValidator)
 		newNode, err := newNode(chain, nodeConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ func InitChain(id, dataDir string, nodeConfigs []*NodeConfig, votingPeriod, expe
 	for _, peer := range chain.nodes {
 		peerID := fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s:26656", peer.getNodeKey().ID(), peer.moniker)
 		peer.peerId = peerID
+		fmt.Printf("\n node peerID: %s - moniker %s", peerID, peer.moniker)
 		peers = append(peers, peerID)
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/initialization/node.go b/test/e2e/initialization/node.go
index 17eddb24d..effefc48e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/initialization/node.go
+++ b/test/e2e/initialization/node.go
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ func (n *internalNode) initNodeConfigs(persistentPeers []string) error {
 	valConfig.P2P.ListenAddress = "tcp://0.0.0.0:26656"
 	valConfig.P2P.AddrBookStrict = false
 	valConfig.P2P.ExternalAddress = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", n.moniker, 26656)
+	fmt.Printf("\ninitNodeConfigs %+v - external addr %s", persistentPeers, valConfig.P2P.ExternalAddress)
 	valConfig.RPC.ListenAddress = "tcp://0.0.0.0:26657"
 	valConfig.StateSync.Enable = false
 	valConfig.LogLevel = "debug"