diff --git a/tests/client_python_verify.erl b/tests/client_python_verify.erl
index 3b8e1746..df0d2498 100644
--- a/tests/client_python_verify.erl
+++ b/tests/client_python_verify.erl
@@ -35,29 +35,36 @@ confirm() ->
 
 prereqs() ->
     %% Need python, yo
+    lager:info("[PREREQ] Checking for presence of python"),
     ?assertNot(length(os:cmd("which python")) =:= 0),
 
     %% Python should be at least 2.6, but not 3.x
+    lager:info("[PREREQ] Checking for python version >= 2.6, < 3.0"),
     "Python 2." ++ [Minor|_] = os:cmd("python -V"),
     ?assert(Minor =:= $6 orelse Minor =:= $7),
 
     %% Need setuptools too
+    lager:info("[PREREQ] Checking for presence of setuptools"),
     ?assertCmd("python -c 'import setuptools'"),
 
     %% Virtualenv will isolate this so we don't have permissions issues.
+    lager:info("[PREREQ] Checking for presence of virtualenv"),
     ?assertCmd("virtualenv --help"),
 
     %% Checkout the project and a specific tag.
+    lager:info("[PREREQ] Checking for riak-python-client in ~s", [rt:config(rt_scratch_dir)]),
     case file:read_file_info(?PYTHON_CHECKOUT) of
         {error, _} ->
-            lager:info("Cloning riak-python-client from ~s", [?PYTHON_GIT_URL]),
+            lager:info("[PREREQ] Cloning riak-python-client from ~s", [?PYTHON_GIT_URL]),
             Cmd = io_lib:format("git clone ~s ~s", [?PYTHON_GIT_URL, ?PYTHON_CHECKOUT]),
             rt:stream_cmd(Cmd);
         _ -> ok
     end,
+
+    lager:info("[PREREQ] Resetting python client to tag '~s'", [?PYTHON_CLIENT_TAG]),
     TagCmd = io_lib:format("git reset --hard ~s", [?PYTHON_CLIENT_TAG]),
     rt:stream_cmd(TagCmd, [{cd, ?PYTHON_CHECKOUT}]),
 
-    lager:info("Installing an isolated environment with virtualenv in ~s", [?PYTHON_CHECKOUT]),
+    lager:info("[PREREQ] Installing an isolated environment with virtualenv in ~s", [?PYTHON_CHECKOUT]),
     rt:stream_cmd("virtualenv --clear --no-site-packages .", [{cd, ?PYTHON_CHECKOUT}]),
     ok.