diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml
index ea468d1e6d..3e92bd483a 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ steps:
   - label: ":chains: End-to-End Tests"
     command:
       # TODO: Remove hacky chmod for BuildKite
+      - "echo \"--- Installing packages, & setup\""
       - "chmod +x ./scripts/ci/*.sh"
       - "chmod +x ./scripts/*"
       - "apt-get update"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/end-to-end-tests.sh b/scripts/ci/end-to-end-tests.sh
index 64e022b370..0d1f973418 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/end-to-end-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/end-to-end-tests.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 set -ev
 
 upload_logs() {
+    echo "--- Uploading logs"
     buildkite-agent artifact upload "logs/**/*;synapse/installations/consent/homeserver.log"
 }
 
@@ -23,15 +24,20 @@ trap 'handle_error' ERR
 RIOT_WEB_DIR=riot-web
 REACT_SDK_DIR=`pwd`
 
+
+echo "--- Building copy of Riot"
 scripts/ci/build.sh
 # run end to end tests
+echo "--- Fetching end-to-end tests from master"
 scripts/fetchdep.sh matrix-org matrix-react-end-to-end-tests master
 pushd matrix-react-end-to-end-tests
 ln -s $REACT_SDK_DIR/$RIOT_WEB_DIR riot/riot-web
 # PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=true ./install.sh
 # CHROME_PATH=$(which google-chrome-stable) ./run.sh
+echo "--- Install synapse & other dependencies"
 ./install.sh
 mkdir logs
+echo "+++ Running end-to-end tests"
 TESTS_STARTED=1
 ./run.sh --no-sandbox --log-directory logs/
 popd