diff --git a/local-cluster/tests/local_cluster.rs b/local-cluster/tests/local_cluster.rs
index e3010cd9eb7ced..821781b7dc3e31 100644
--- a/local-cluster/tests/local_cluster.rs
+++ b/local-cluster/tests/local_cluster.rs
@@ -1448,6 +1448,8 @@ fn test_snapshots_restart_validity() {
             10,
         );
 
+        trace!("Waiting for for full snapshot");
+
         expected_balances.extend(new_balances);
 
         cluster.wait_for_next_full_snapshot(
@@ -1455,6 +1457,8 @@ fn test_snapshots_restart_validity() {
             Some(Duration::from_secs(5 * 60)),
         );
 
+        trace!("generate_account_paths...");
+
         // Create new account paths since validator exit is not guaranteed to cleanup RPC threads,
         // which may delete the old accounts on exit at any point
         let (new_account_storage_dirs, new_account_storage_paths) =