diff --git a/test/app-tests/loading.js b/test/app-tests/loading.js
index 21e092e9..54e98760 100644
--- a/test/app-tests/loading.js
+++ b/test/app-tests/loading.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('loading:', function () {
     });
 
     afterEach(async function () {
-        console.log('loading: afterEach');
+        console.log(`${Date.now()}: loading: afterEach`);
         if (parentDiv) {
             ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(parentDiv);
             parentDiv.remove();
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ describe('loading:', function () {
         // clear the indexeddbs so we can start from a clean slate next time.
         await test_utils.deleteIndexedDB('matrix-js-sdk:crypto');
         await test_utils.deleteIndexedDB('matrix-js-sdk:riot-web-sync');
+        console.log(`${Date.now()}: loading: afterEach complete`);
     });
 
     /* simulate the load process done by index.js
@@ -615,7 +616,6 @@ describe('loading:', function () {
             matrixChat, sdk.getComponent('structures.login.Login'));
 
         httpBackend.when('POST', '/login').check(function(req) {
-            console.log(req);
             expect(req.data.type).toEqual('m.login.password');
             expect(req.data.identifier.type).toEqual('m.id.user');
             expect(req.data.identifier.user).toEqual('user');
diff --git a/test/test-utils.js b/test/test-utils.js
index 3c697661..cda9a017 100644
--- a/test/test-utils.js
+++ b/test/test-utils.js
@@ -34,25 +34,25 @@ export function deleteIndexedDB(dbName) {
             return;
         }
 
-        console.log(`Removing indexeddb instance: ${dbName}`);
+        console.log(`${Date.now()}: Removing indexeddb instance: ${dbName}`);
         const req = window.indexedDB.deleteDatabase(dbName);
 
         req.onblocked = () => {
-            console.log(`can't yet delete indexeddb ${dbName} because it is open elsewhere`);
+            console.log(`${Date.now()}: can't yet delete indexeddb ${dbName} because it is open elsewhere`);
         };
 
         req.onerror = (ev) => {
             reject(new Error(
-                `unable to delete indexeddb ${dbName}: ${ev.target.error}`,
+                `${Date.now()}: unable to delete indexeddb ${dbName}: ${ev.target.error}`,
             ));
         };
 
         req.onsuccess = () => {
-            console.log(`Removed indexeddb instance: ${dbName}`);
+            console.log(`${Date.now()}: Removed indexeddb instance: ${dbName}`);
             resolve();
         };
     }).catch((e) => {
-        console.error(`Error removing indexeddb instance ${dbName}: ${e}`);
+        console.error(`${Date.now()}: Error removing indexeddb instance ${dbName}: ${e}`);
         throw e;
     });
 }