diff --git a/token/cli/tests/command.rs b/token/cli/tests/command.rs
index 34bd1e7f9f7..59d80acf9e0 100644
--- a/token/cli/tests/command.rs
+++ b/token/cli/tests/command.rs
@@ -76,18 +76,27 @@ macro_rules! async_trial {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
+    println!("checkpoint 1");
     let args = Arguments::from_args();
+    println!("checkpoint 2");
     let (test_validator, payer) = new_validator_for_test().await;
+    println!("checkpoint 3");
     let test_validator = Arc::new(test_validator);
+    println!("checkpoint 4");
     let payer = Arc::new(payer);
+    println!("checkpoint 5");
 
     // setup the native mint to be used by other tests
     do_create_native_mint(&test_validator.get_async_rpc_client(), payer.as_ref()).await;
+    println!("checkpoint 6");
 
     // the GC test requires its own whole environment
     let (gc_test_validator, gc_payer) = new_validator_for_test().await;
+    println!("checkpoint 7");
     let gc_test_validator = Arc::new(gc_test_validator);
+    println!("checkpoint 8");
     let gc_payer = Arc::new(gc_payer);
+    println!("checkpoint 9");
 
     // maybe come up with a way to do this through a some macro tag on the function?
     let tests = vec![
@@ -147,6 +156,7 @@ async fn main() {
         // GC messes with every other test, so have it on its own test validator
         async_trial!(gc, gc_test_validator, gc_payer),
     ];
+    println!("checkpoint 10");
 
     libtest_mimic::run(&args, tests).exit();
 }