diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_groups.py b/test/functional/wallet_groups.py
index 9568326196..d30a7c0a58 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_groups.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_groups.py
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()
 
     def run_test(self):
+        self.log.info("Setting up")
         # Mine some coins
-        self.nodes[0].generate(COINBASE_MATURITY + 10)
+        self.nodes[0].generate(COINBASE_MATURITY + 1)
 
         # Get some addresses from the two nodes
         addr1 = [self.nodes[1].getnewaddress() for _ in range(3)]
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         # - node[1] should pick one 0.5 UTXO and leave the rest
         # - node[2] should pick one (1.0 + 0.5) UTXO group corresponding to a
         #   given address, and leave the rest
+        self.log.info("Test sending transactions picks one UTXO group and leaves the rest")
         txid1 = self.nodes[1].sendtoaddress(self.nodes[0].getnewaddress(), 0.2)
         tx1 = self.nodes[1].getrawtransaction(txid1, True)
         # txid1 should have 1 input and 2 outputs
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_approx(v[0], vexp=0.2, vspan=0.0001)
         assert_approx(v[1], vexp=1.3, vspan=0.0001)
 
-        # Test 'avoid partial if warranted, even if disabled'
+        self.log.info("Test avoiding partial spends if warranted, even if avoidpartialspends is disabled")
         self.sync_all()
         self.nodes[0].generate(1)
         # Nodes 1-2 now have confirmed UTXOs (letters denote destinations):
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(input_addrs[0], input_addrs[1])
         # Node 2 enforces avoidpartialspends so needs no checking here
 
-        # Test wallet option maxapsfee with Node 3
+        self.log.info("Test wallet option maxapsfee")
         addr_aps = self.nodes[3].getnewaddress()
         self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(addr_aps, 1.0)
         self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(addr_aps, 1.0)
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # Test wallet option maxapsfee with node 4, which sets maxapsfee
         # 1 sat higher, crossing the threshold from non-grouped to grouped.
+        self.log.info("Test wallet option maxapsfee threshold from non-grouped to grouped")
         addr_aps3 = self.nodes[4].getnewaddress()
         [self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(addr_aps3, 1.0) for _ in range(5)]
         self.nodes[0].generate(1)
@@ -150,8 +153,7 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.sync_all()
         self.nodes[0].generate(1)
 
-        # Fill node2's wallet with 10000 outputs corresponding to the same
-        # scriptPubKey
+        self.log.info("Fill a wallet with 10,000 outputs corresponding to the same scriptPubKey")
         for _ in range(5):
             raw_tx = self.nodes[0].createrawtransaction([{"txid":"0"*64, "vout":0}], [{addr2[0]: 0.05}])
             tx = tx_from_hex(raw_tx)
@@ -161,12 +163,12 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             signed_tx = self.nodes[0].signrawtransactionwithwallet(funded_tx['hex'])
             self.nodes[0].sendrawtransaction(signed_tx['hex'])
             self.nodes[0].generate(1)
-
-        self.sync_all()
+            self.sync_all()
 
         # Check that we can create a transaction that only requires ~100 of our
         # utxos, without pulling in all outputs and creating a transaction that
         # is way too big.
+        self.log.info("Test creating txn that only requires ~100 of our UTXOs without pulling in all outputs")
         assert self.nodes[2].sendtoaddress(address=addr2[0], amount=5)