diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index 41330fdc4..dda0471e1 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ setuids="test11 test33 test43 test44 test46 test56 test60 test61 test65 \
 alltests="   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 \
          21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 \
          41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 \
-         61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 \
+         61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 \
 	 sh1.sh sh2.sh interp.sh"
 tests_no=`expr 0`
 
diff --git a/test/test73.c b/test/test73.c
index 3c5c7f4b1..87867cc00 100644
--- a/test/test73.c
+++ b/test/test73.c
@@ -70,17 +70,22 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if(system(cmdline) < 0) { e(10); exit(1); }
 
 	/* don't hang forever if the open or read block */
-	alarm(big ? 6000 : 600);
+	alarm(big ? 6000 : 800);
+
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	if((pipefd=open(pipefn, O_RDONLY)) < 0) { e(3); exit(1); }
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	if((r=read(pipefd, &i, sizeof(i))) != sizeof(i)) {
 		printf("read returned %d\n", r);
 		e(12);
 		exit(1);
 	}
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	if(i.result != 0) { e(i.result); }
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	quit();
 
diff --git a/test/testvm.c b/test/testvm.c
index d42d211a9..d7846df41 100644
--- a/test/testvm.c
+++ b/test/testvm.c
@@ -150,32 +150,46 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	pipefilename=argv[1];
 
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+
 	big = !!strstr(pipefilename, "big");
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	init();
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	info.result = time(NULL);
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	if(testinit() != OK) { printf("%s: testinit failed\n", progname); return 1; }
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	cachequiet(!big);
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	if(!(bdata = alloc_contig(PAGE_SIZE, 0, NULL))) {
 		printf("could not allocate block\n");
 		exit(1);
 	}
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	if(dotest(PAGE_SIZE,       10, 3)) { e(11); exit(1); } 
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 	if(dotest(PAGE_SIZE,     1000, 3)) { e(11); exit(1); } 
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 	if(dotest(PAGE_SIZE,    50000, 3)) { e(11); exit(1); } 
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 	if(big) {
 		getmem(&totalmem, &freemem, &cachedmem);
 		if(dotest(PAGE_SIZE, totalmem*1.5, 3)) { e(11); exit(1); } 
 	}
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	info.result = 0;
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	writepipe(&info);
+	printf("%s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
 	return 0;
 }