diff --git a/ContinuousTests/Configuration.cs b/ContinuousTests/Configuration.cs
index dd122cb..1cfb697 100644
--- a/ContinuousTests/Configuration.cs
+++ b/ContinuousTests/Configuration.cs
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ namespace ContinuousTests
         private static void PrintHelp()
         {
             var nl = Environment.NewLine;
-            Console.WriteLine("CodexNetDownloader lets you download all container logs given a codex-deployment.json file." + nl);
+            Console.WriteLine("ContinuousTests will run a set of tests against a codex deployment given a codex-deployment.json file." + nl +
+                "The tests will run in an endless loop unless otherwise specified, using the test-specific timing values." + nl);
 
-            Console.WriteLine("CodexNetDownloader assumes you are running this tool from *inside* the Kubernetes cluster. " +
+
+            Console.WriteLine("ContinuousTests assumes you are running this tool from *inside* the Kubernetes cluster. " +
                 "If you are not running this from a container inside the cluster, add the argument '--external'." + nl);
         }
     }
diff --git a/ContinuousTests/ContinuousTestRunner.cs b/ContinuousTests/ContinuousTestRunner.cs
index 5be4ff8..d7ac7d9 100644
--- a/ContinuousTests/ContinuousTestRunner.cs
+++ b/ContinuousTests/ContinuousTestRunner.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace ContinuousTests
             startupChecker.Check();
 
             var taskFactory = new TaskFactory();
-            var overviewLog = new FixtureLog(new LogConfig(config.LogPath, false), "Overview");
+            var overviewLog = new FixtureLog(new LogConfig(config.LogPath, false), DateTime.UtcNow, "Overview");
             overviewLog.Log("Continuous tests starting...");
             var allTests = testFactory.CreateTests();
 
diff --git a/ContinuousTests/SingleTestRun.cs b/ContinuousTests/SingleTestRun.cs
index f8e6583..b065c77 100644
--- a/ContinuousTests/SingleTestRun.cs
+++ b/ContinuousTests/SingleTestRun.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace ContinuousTests
             this.handle = handle;
             this.cancelToken = cancelToken;
             testName = handle.Test.GetType().Name;
-            fixtureLog = new FixtureLog(new LogConfig(config.LogPath, true), testName);
+            fixtureLog = new FixtureLog(new LogConfig(config.LogPath, true), DateTime.UtcNow, testName);
 
             nodes = CreateRandomNodes(handle.Test.RequiredNumberOfNodes);
             dataFolder = config.DataPath + "-" + Guid.NewGuid();
diff --git a/ContinuousTests/StartupChecker.cs b/ContinuousTests/StartupChecker.cs
index a2e1e1f..f6a470c 100644
--- a/ContinuousTests/StartupChecker.cs
+++ b/ContinuousTests/StartupChecker.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace ContinuousTests
 
         public void Check()
         {
-            var log = new FixtureLog(new LogConfig(config.LogPath, false), "StartupChecks");
+            var log = new FixtureLog(new LogConfig(config.LogPath, false), DateTime.UtcNow, "StartupChecks");
             log.Log("Starting continuous test run...");
             log.Log("Checking configuration...");
             PreflightCheck(config);
diff --git a/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs b/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs
index e2a5c77..76c966a 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace DistTestCore
         private readonly Configuration configuration = new Configuration();
         private readonly Assembly[] testAssemblies;
         private readonly FixtureLog fixtureLog;
+        private readonly StatusLog statusLog;
         private readonly object lifecycleLock = new object();
         private readonly Dictionary<string, TestLifecycle> lifecycles = new Dictionary<string, TestLifecycle>();
 
@@ -24,7 +25,10 @@ namespace DistTestCore
             var assemblies = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
             testAssemblies = assemblies.Where(a => a.FullName!.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("test")).ToArray();
 
-            fixtureLog = new FixtureLog(configuration.GetLogConfig());
+            var logConfig = configuration.GetLogConfig();
+            var startTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            fixtureLog = new FixtureLog(logConfig, startTime);
+            statusLog = new StatusLog(logConfig, startTime, CodexContainerRecipe.DockerImage);
 
             PeerConnectionTestHelpers = new PeerConnectionTestHelpers(this);
             PeerDownloadTestHelpers = new PeerDownloadTestHelpers(this);
@@ -196,6 +200,7 @@ namespace DistTestCore
         {
             var lifecycle = Get();
             fixtureLog.Log($"{GetCurrentTestName()} = {GetTestResult()} ({lifecycle.GetTestDuration()})");
+            statusLog.ConcludeTest(GetTestResult());
             Stopwatch.Measure(fixtureLog, $"Teardown for {GetCurrentTestName()}", () =>
             {
                 lifecycle.Log.EndTest();
diff --git a/Logging/StatusLog.cs b/Logging/StatusLog.cs
index 5af7542..4d852ee 100644
--- a/Logging/StatusLog.cs
+++ b/Logging/StatusLog.cs
@@ -16,23 +16,13 @@ namespace Logging
             this.codexId = codexId;
         }
 
-        public void TestPassed()
-        {
-            Write("successful");
-        }
-
-        public void TestFailed()
-        {
-            Write("failed");
-        }
-
-        private void Write(string status)
+        public void ConcludeTest(string resultStatus)
         {
             Write(new StatusLogJson
             {
                 time = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("u"),
                 runid = GetRunId(),
-                status = status,
+                status = resultStatus,
                 testid = GetTestId(),
                 codexid = codexId,
                 fixturename = fixtureName,