diff --git a/tests/src/org/tbasket/test/TestEmitter.scala b/tests/src/org/tbasket/test/TestEmitter.scala
index d170405..a576968 100644
--- a/tests/src/org/tbasket/test/TestEmitter.scala
+++ b/tests/src/org/tbasket/test/TestEmitter.scala
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ object TestEmitter:
   val PORT = 5457
   
   def start(): Unit = {
+    println("SETTING UP LOCAL JWT EMITTER FOR TESTS")
     val emitterPresence = Path.of("/tmp/emitter.presence")
     Files.deleteIfExists(emitterPresence)
     
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@ object TestEmitter:
     //the emitter will create the /tmp/emitter.presence file once it started, this is to inform us that the server is OP
     while (Files.notExists(emitterPresence))
       Thread.sleep(500)
-    
     if (Files.readString(emitterPresence) == "A") {
       System.err.println("Emitter did not start successfully")
       System.exit(1)
     }
     Files.delete(emitterPresence)
+    println("EMITTER PRESENCE DETECTED AND INITIALIZED, CONTINUING...")
   }