diff --git a/init/test_kill_services/init_kill_services_test.cpp b/init/test_kill_services/init_kill_services_test.cpp
index 535570321..227380d71 100644
--- a/init/test_kill_services/init_kill_services_test.cpp
+++ b/init/test_kill_services/init_kill_services_test.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ using ::android::base::GetProperty;
 using ::android::base::SetProperty;
 
 void ExpectKillingServiceRecovers(const std::string& service_name) {
+    LOG(INFO) << "hello " << service_name << "!";
     const std::string status_prop = "init.svc." + service_name;
     const std::string pid_prop = "init.svc_debug_pid." + service_name;
 
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ void ExpectKillingServiceRecovers(const std::string& service_name) {
     ASSERT_EQ("running", GetProperty(status_prop, "")) << status_prop;
     ASSERT_NE("", initial_pid) << pid_prop;
 
+    LOG(INFO) << "okay, now goodbye " << service_name;
     EXPECT_EQ(0, system(("kill -9 " + initial_pid).c_str()));
 
     constexpr size_t kMaxWaitMilliseconds = 10000;
@@ -42,11 +45,16 @@ void ExpectKillingServiceRecovers(const std::string& service_name) {
     for (size_t retry = 0; retry < kRetryTimes; retry++) {
         const std::string& pid = GetProperty(pid_prop, "");
         if (pid != initial_pid && pid != "") break;
+        LOG(INFO) << "I said goodbye " << service_name << "!";
         usleep(kRetryWaitMilliseconds * 1000);
     }
 
+    LOG(INFO) << "are you still there " << service_name << "?";
+
     // svc_debug_pid is set after svc property
     EXPECT_EQ("running", GetProperty(status_prop, ""));
+
+    LOG(INFO) << "I'm done with " << service_name;
 }
 
 class InitKillServicesTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<std::string> {};