diff --git a/test/automation/src/playwrightDriver.ts b/test/automation/src/playwrightDriver.ts
index ca40282175f..ad0ab8f5b4b 100644
--- a/test/automation/src/playwrightDriver.ts
+++ b/test/automation/src/playwrightDriver.ts
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ function timeout(ms: number): Promise<void> {
 	return new Promise<void>(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
 }
 
-// function runInDriver(call: string, args: (string | boolean)[]): Promise<any> {}
-
 let server: ChildProcess | undefined;
 let endpoint: string | undefined;
 let workspacePath: string | undefined;
@@ -105,8 +103,10 @@ export async function launch(userDataDir: string, _workspacePath: string, codeSe
 	let serverLocation: string | undefined;
 	if (codeServerPath) {
 		serverLocation = join(codeServerPath, `server.${process.platform === 'win32' ? 'cmd' : 'sh'}`);
+		console.log(`Starting built server from '${serverLocation}'`);
 	} else {
 		serverLocation = join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', `resources/server/web.${process.platform === 'win32' ? 'bat' : 'sh'}`);
+		console.log(`Starting server out of sources from '${serverLocation}'`);
 	}
 	server = spawn(
 		serverLocation,
diff --git a/test/integration/browser/src/index.ts b/test/integration/browser/src/index.ts
index 7058f92ecf2..91bdd3a8322 100644
--- a/test/integration/browser/src/index.ts
+++ b/test/integration/browser/src/index.ts
@@ -95,10 +95,13 @@ async function launchServer(): Promise<{ endpoint: url.UrlWithStringQuery, serve
 	let serverLocation: string;
 	if (process.env.VSCODE_REMOTE_SERVER_PATH) {
 		serverLocation = path.join(process.env.VSCODE_REMOTE_SERVER_PATH, `server.${process.platform === 'win32' ? 'cmd' : 'sh'}`);
+
+		console.log(`Starting built server from '${serverLocation}'`);
 	} else {
 		serverLocation = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', '..', `resources/server/web.${process.platform === 'win32' ? 'bat' : 'sh'}`);
-
 		process.env.VSCODE_DEV = '1';
+
+		console.log(`Starting server out of sources from '${serverLocation}'`);
 	}
 
 	let serverProcess = cp.spawn(
diff --git a/test/smoke/src/main.ts b/test/smoke/src/main.ts
index 7f6eb22d6e5..72b768a6e01 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/main.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/main.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ if (!opts.web) {
 	} else {
 		quality = Quality.Stable;
 	}
+
+	console.log(`Running desktop smoke tests against ${electronPath}`);
 }
 
 //
@@ -162,14 +164,20 @@ if (!opts.web) {
 else {
 	const testCodeServerPath = opts.build || process.env.VSCODE_REMOTE_SERVER_PATH;
 
-	if (typeof testCodeServerPath === 'string' && !fs.existsSync(testCodeServerPath)) {
-		fail(`Can't find Code server at ${testCodeServerPath}.`);
+	if (typeof testCodeServerPath === 'string') {
+		if (!fs.existsSync(testCodeServerPath)) {
+			fail(`Can't find Code server at ${testCodeServerPath}.`);
+		} else {
+			console.log(`Running web smoke tests against ${testCodeServerPath}`);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!testCodeServerPath) {
 		process.env.VSCODE_REPOSITORY = repoPath;
 		process.env.VSCODE_DEV = '1';
 		process.env.VSCODE_CLI = '1';
+
+		console.log(`Running web smoke out of sources`);
 	}
 
 	if (process.env.VSCODE_DEV === '1') {