diff --git a/src/bitcoin/d/mod.rs b/src/bitcoin/d/mod.rs
index 1d75f428f..d00192b78 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin/d/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bitcoin/d/mod.rs
@@ -265,7 +265,9 @@ impl BitcoinD {
             watchonly_wallet_path: watchonly_wallet_path.clone(),
             retries: 0,
         };
+        log::info!("Checking the connection to bitcoind.");
         dummy_bitcoind.check_connection()?;
+        log::info!("Connection to bitcoind checked.");
 
         // Now the connection is checked, create the clients with an appropriate timeout.
         let node_client = Client::with_transport(
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fdea27cdf..1ef83e792 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -292,12 +292,14 @@ fn setup_bitcoind(
             wo_name,
         )?;
 
+        log::info!("Creating a new watchonly wallet on bitcoind.");
         bitcoind.create_watchonly_wallet(&config.main_descriptor)?;
-        log::info!("Created a new watchonly wallet on bitcoind.");
+        log::info!("Watchonly wallet created.");
     }
+    log::info!("Loading our watchonly wallet on bitcoind.");
     bitcoind.maybe_load_watchonly_wallet()?;
     bitcoind.wallet_sanity_checks(&config.main_descriptor)?;
-    log::info!("Connection to bitcoind established and checked.");
+    log::info!("Watchonly wallet loaded on bitcoind and sanity checked.");
 
     Ok(bitcoind)
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_framework/lianad.py b/tests/test_framework/lianad.py
index eb273c319..dfd81cd9d 100644
--- a/tests/test_framework/lianad.py
+++ b/tests/test_framework/lianad.py
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ def start(self):
         self.wait_for_logs(
             [
                 "Database initialized and checked",
-                "Connection to bitcoind established and checked.",
                 "JSONRPC server started.",
             ]
         )