diff --git a/test/functional/mining_getblocktemplate_longpoll.py b/test/functional/mining_getblocktemplate_longpoll.py
index 11c0a2dfc..ae8aef6f6 100755
--- a/test/functional/mining_getblocktemplate_longpoll.py
+++ b/test/functional/mining_getblocktemplate_longpoll.py
@@ -1,96 +1,99 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (c) 2014-2019 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 """Test longpolling with getblocktemplate."""
 
 import random
 import threading
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
 from test_framework.util import get_rpc_proxy
 from test_framework.wallet import MiniWallet
 
 
 class LongpollThread(threading.Thread):
 
     def __init__(self, node):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         # query current longpollid
         templat = node.getblocktemplate()
         self.longpollid = templat['longpollid']
         # create a new connection to the node, we can't use the same
         # connection from two threads
         self.node = get_rpc_proxy(
             node.url, 1, timeout=600, coveragedir=node.coverage_dir)
 
     def run(self):
         self.node.getblocktemplate({'longpollid': self.longpollid})
 
 
 class GetBlockTemplateLPTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
         self.supports_cli = False
 
     def run_test(self):
         self.log.info(
             "Warning: this test will take about 70 seconds in the best case. Be patient.")
+        self.log.info(
+            "Test that longpollid doesn't change between successive getblocktemplate() invocations if nothing else happens")
         self.nodes[0].generate(10)
         templat = self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate()
         longpollid = templat['longpollid']
         # longpollid should not change between successive invocations if
         # nothing else happens
         templat2 = self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate()
         assert templat2['longpollid'] == longpollid
 
-        # Test 1: test that the longpolling wait if we do nothing
+        self.log.info("Test that longpoll waits if we do nothing")
         thr = LongpollThread(self.nodes[0])
         thr.start()
         # check that thread still lives
         # wait 5 seconds or until thread exits
         thr.join(5)
         assert thr.is_alive()
 
         miniwallets = [MiniWallet(node) for node in self.nodes]
-        # Test 2: test that longpoll will terminate if another node generates a block
+        self.log.info(
+            "Test that longpoll will terminate if another node generates a block")
         # generate a block on another node
         miniwallets[1].generate(1)
         # check that thread will exit now that new transaction entered mempool
         # wait 5 seconds or until thread exits
         thr.join(5)
         assert not thr.is_alive()
 
-        # Test 3: test that longpoll will terminate if we generate a block
-        # ourselves
+        self.log.info(
+            "Test that longpoll will terminate if we generate a block ourselves")
         thr = LongpollThread(self.nodes[0])
         thr.start()
         # generate a block on own node
         miniwallets[0].generate(1)
         # wait 5 seconds or until thread exits
         thr.join(5)
         assert not thr.is_alive()
 
         # Add enough mature utxos to the wallets, so that all txs spend
         # confirmed coins
         self.nodes[0].generate(100)
         self.sync_blocks()
 
-        # Test 4: test that introducing a new transaction into the mempool will
-        # terminate the longpoll
+        self.log.info(
+            "Test that introducing a new transaction into the mempool will terminate the longpoll")
         thr = LongpollThread(self.nodes[0])
         thr.start()
         # generate a random transaction and submit it
         min_relay_fee = self.nodes[0].getnetworkinfo()["relayfee"]
         fee_rate = min_relay_fee + Decimal('0.10') * random.randint(0, 20)
         miniwallets[0].send_self_transfer(from_node=random.choice(self.nodes),
                                           fee_rate=fee_rate)
         # after one minute, every 10 seconds the mempool is probed, so in 80
         # seconds it should have returned
         thr.join(60 + 20)
         assert not thr.is_alive()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     GetBlockTemplateLPTest().main()