diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index cef842601f3..58bcb160e33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ jobs:
             goversion: 1.18
             testflags: -race
 
-          - type: extras
-            goversion: 1.18
-
           - type: tests
             goversion: 1.18
             goarch: 386
@@ -70,6 +67,9 @@ jobs:
           - type: tests
             goversion: 1.15
 
+          - type: extras
+            goversion: 1.18
+
     steps:
       # Setup the environment.
       - name: Setup GOARCH
@@ -114,8 +114,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run extras tests
         if: matrix.type == 'extras'
         run: |
+          export TERM=${TERM:-xterm}
           go version
+          echo -e "\n-- Running Examples --"
           examples/examples_test.sh
+          echo -e "\n-- Running AdvancedTLS Examples --"
           security/advancedtls/examples/examples_test.sh
+          echo -e "\n-- Running Interop Test --"
           interop/interop_test.sh
+          echo -e "\n-- Running xDS E2E Test --"
           xds/internal/test/e2e/run.sh
diff --git a/interop/client/client.go b/interop/client/client.go
index ba1598db0ee..a1538b0c692 100644
--- a/interop/client/client.go
+++ b/interop/client/client.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ const (
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
+	logger.Infof("Client running with test case %q", *testCase)
 	var useGDC bool // use google default creds
 	var useCEC bool // use compute engine creds
 	if *customCredentialsType != "" {
diff --git a/interop/interop_test.sh b/interop/interop_test.sh
index 5aeaa2aa10a..99e12c3c382 100755
--- a/interop/interop_test.sh
+++ b/interop/interop_test.sh
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ clean () {
 }
 
 fail () {
-    echo "$(tput setaf 1) $1 $(tput sgr 0)"
+    echo "$(tput setaf 1) $(date): $1 $(tput sgr 0)"
     clean
     exit 1
 }
 
 pass () {
-    echo "$(tput setaf 2) $1 $(tput sgr 0)"
+    echo "$(tput setaf 2) $(date): $1 $(tput sgr 0)"
 }
 
 # Don't run some tests that need a special environment:
@@ -73,21 +73,30 @@ CASES=(
 )
 
 # Build server
+echo "$(tput setaf 4) $(date): building server $(tput sgr 0)"
 if ! go build -o /dev/null ./interop/server; then
   fail "failed to build server"
 else
   pass "successfully built server"
 fi
 
+# Build client
+echo "$(tput setaf 4) $(date): building client $(tput sgr 0)"
+if ! go build -o /dev/null ./interop/client; then
+  fail "failed to build client"
+else
+  pass "successfully built client"
+fi
+
 # Start server
 SERVER_LOG="$(mktemp)"
-go run ./interop/server --use_tls &> $SERVER_LOG  &
+GRPC_GO_LOG_SEVERITY_LEVEL=info go run ./interop/server --use_tls &> $SERVER_LOG  &
 
 for case in ${CASES[@]}; do
-    echo "$(tput setaf 4) testing: ${case} $(tput sgr 0)"
+    echo "$(tput setaf 4) $(date): testing: ${case} $(tput sgr 0)"
 
     CLIENT_LOG="$(mktemp)"
-    if ! timeout 20 go run ./interop/client --use_tls --server_host_override=foo.test.google.fr --use_test_ca --test_case="${case}" &> $CLIENT_LOG; then  
+    if ! GRPC_GO_LOG_SEVERITY_LEVEL=info timeout 20 go run ./interop/client --use_tls --server_host_override=foo.test.google.fr --use_test_ca --test_case="${case}" &> $CLIENT_LOG; then
         fail "FAIL: test case ${case}
         got server log:
         $(cat $SERVER_LOG)
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ for case in ${CASES[@]}; do
         $(cat $CLIENT_LOG)
         "
     else
-        pass "PASS: test case ${case}"
+      pass "PASS: test case ${case}"
     fi
 done
 
diff --git a/interop/server/server.go b/interop/server/server.go
index 16360abe9e7..3d27ded80b6 100644
--- a/interop/server/server.go
+++ b/interop/server/server.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatalf("failed to listen: %v", err)
 	}
+	logger.Infof("interop server listening on %v", lis.Addr())
 	var opts []grpc.ServerOption
 	if *useTLS {
 		if *certFile == "" {