diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.spec.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.spec.ts
index fa93e2c9..4df4eb52 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { expect } from "chai";
+import debug from "debug";
 import { utils } from "js-waku";
 
 import { ApplicationMetadataMessage } from "./application_metadata_message";
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ import { Messenger } from "./messenger";
 
 const testChatId = "test-chat-id";
 
+const dbg = debug("communities:test:messenger");
+
 describe("Messenger", () => {
   let messengerAlice: Messenger;
   let messengerBob: Messenger;
@@ -16,9 +19,12 @@ describe("Messenger", () => {
   beforeEach(async function () {
     this.timeout(10_000);
 
+    dbg("Generate keys");
     identityAlice = Identity.generate();
     identityBob = Identity.generate();
 
+    dbg("Create messengers");
+
     [messengerAlice, messengerBob] = await Promise.all([
       Messenger.create(identityAlice),
       Messenger.create(identityBob, {
@@ -26,12 +32,14 @@ describe("Messenger", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
+    dbg("Connect messengers");
     // Connect both messengers together for test purposes
     messengerAlice.waku.addPeerToAddressBook(
       messengerBob.waku.libp2p.peerId,
       messengerBob.waku.libp2p.multiaddrs
     );
 
+    dbg("Wait for pubsub connection");
     await Promise.all([
       new Promise((resolve) =>
         messengerAlice.waku.libp2p.pubsub.once(
@@ -45,6 +53,7 @@ describe("Messenger", () => {
         )
       ),
     ]);
+    dbg("Messengers ready");
   });
 
   it("Sends & Receive public chat messages", async function () {