diff --git a/monitor/spec/production_spec.rb b/monitor/spec/production_spec.rb
index 829533390..0ed3b497c 100755
--- a/monitor/spec/production_spec.rb
+++ b/monitor/spec/production_spec.rb
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ describe "Deployed site at #{www}", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_fe
 
   it "is possible for #{user1} to sign in and not get disconnected within 30 seconds" do
     as_monitor(user1) do
-      puts "\n  *** #{user1}'s client *** \n"
-      sign_in_poltergeist user1
+      sign_in_poltergeist(user1)
+      sleep 5 # www really doesn't like going fast here
       repeat_for(30.seconds) do
         expect(page).to_not have_selector('.no-websocket-connection') #looks for reconnect dialog every 1 second
       end
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ describe "Deployed site at #{www}", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_fe
     # this example heavily based on text_message_spec.rb in 'web'
 
     as_monitor(user1) do
-      puts "\n  *** #{user1}'s client *** \n"
       sign_in_poltergeist(user1)
     end
 
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ describe "Deployed site at #{www}", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_fe
     test_goodbye = "#{SecureRandom.uuid} - OK bye!"
 
     as_monitor(user2) do
-      puts "\n  *** #{user2}'s client *** \n"
       sign_in_poltergeist(user2)
       expect(page).to have_xpath(
                           "//div[@class='friend-name' and @user-id='#{user1.id}']/span[@class='friend-status']",
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@ describe "Deployed site at #{www}", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_fe
     end
 
     as_monitor(user1) do
-      puts "\n  *** #{user1}'s client *** \n"
       expect(page).to have_xpath(
                           "//div[@class='friend-name' and @user-id='#{user2.id}']/span[@class='friend-status']",
                           :text => "Available" )
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@ describe "Deployed site at #{www}", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_fe
     end
 
     as_monitor(user2) do
-      puts "\n  *** #{user2}'s client *** \n"
       sign_out_poltergeist
     end
   end
diff --git a/monitor/spec/support/utilities.rb b/monitor/spec/support/utilities.rb
index c350e80b0..e99fea69f 100755
--- a/monitor/spec/support/utilities.rb
+++ b/monitor/spec/support/utilities.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def as_monitor(name)
   session_name = name.class == JamRuby::User ? name.id : name
   Capybara.session_name = mapped_session_name(session_name)
   page.driver.headers = { 'User-Agent' => 'monitor' }
+  puts "\n  *** #{name}'s client *** \n"
   yield
 end
 
@@ -175,8 +176,10 @@ def wait_to_see_my_track
 end
 
 def repeat_for(duration=Capybara.default_wait_time)
+  puts "Running for #{duration} seconds..."
   finish_time = Time.now + duration.seconds
   loop do
+    print '.' # "#{(Time.now - finish_time + duration.seconds).round(3)} "
     yield
     sleep 1 # by default this will execute the block every 1 second
     break if (Time.now > finish_time)