diff --git a/tests/test.py b/tests/test.py
index 39648748..6388ef64 100644
--- a/tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/test.py
@@ -193,4 +193,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         testsuite = unittest.defaultTestLoader.discover(
             'testcases', pattern='*.py'
         )
-    testrunner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=1).run(testsuite)
+
+    # add a newline to each "qux (foo.bar)..." output, because the logs
+    # will be on the same line otherwise
+    originalStartTest = unittest.TextTestResult.startTest
+    def startTest(self, test):
+        originalStartTest(self, test)
+        print()
+    unittest.TextTestResult.startTest = startTest
+
+    testrunner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(testsuite)
diff --git a/tests/testcases/integration.py b/tests/testcases/integration.py
index b4fd1a44..c1027145 100644
--- a/tests/testcases/integration.py
+++ b/tests/testcases/integration.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ def gtk_iteration():
 
 def launch(argv=None, bin_path='bin/key-mapper-gtk'):
     """Start key-mapper-gtk with the command line argument array argv."""
-    print('\nLaunching UI')
     if not argv:
         argv = ['-d']