diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0ea6f23..39cd47d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1575,6 +1575,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.52",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "env_filter"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a009aa4810eb158359dda09d0c87378e4bbb89b5a801f016885a4707ba24f7ea"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "env_logger"
+version = "0.11.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "38b35839ba51819680ba087cd351788c9a3c476841207e0b8cee0b04722343b9"
+dependencies = [
+ "env_filter",
+ "log",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "envconfig"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -3010,6 +3029,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sqlx",
+ "test-log",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
@@ -4775,6 +4795,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "test-log"
+version = "0.2.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7b319995299c65d522680decf80f2c108d85b861d81dfe340a10d16cee29d9e6"
+dependencies = [
+ "env_logger",
+ "test-log-macros",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "test-log-macros"
+version = "0.2.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c8f546451eaa38373f549093fe9fd05e7d2bade739e2ddf834b9968621d60107"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.52",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "1.0.57"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 093d9c8..211175e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 const-hex = "1.11.3"
 tracing = "0.1.40"
-tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["env-filter"] }
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["env-filter", "fmt"] }
+test-log = { version = "0.2.15", features = ["trace"] }
 libp2p = { version = "0.53.2", features = [
     "tokio",
     "tcp",
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index ef2fd61..a74963e 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ pub struct Config {
     // If not provided in the environment, the default is to use the public node
     #[envconfig(from = "TRUSTED_PEERS")]
     pub trusted_peers: Option<String>,
+
+    // node_id will only be used for logging purposes, if set
+    #[envconfig(from = "NODE_ID")]
+    pub node_id: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
@@ -144,6 +148,7 @@ mod test {
             chain_inclusion_mode: ChainInclusionMode::Check,
             supported_chain_ids: "7777777".to_string(),
             trusted_peers: None,
+            node_id: None,
         };
 
         let names = config.premint_names();
@@ -164,6 +169,7 @@ mod test {
             chain_inclusion_mode: ChainInclusionMode::Check,
             supported_chain_ids: "7777777".to_string(),
             trusted_peers: None,
+            node_id: None,
         };
 
         let names = config.premint_names();
diff --git a/src/controller.rs b/src/controller.rs
index b168b98..2e4d15e 100644
--- a/src/controller.rs
+++ b/src/controller.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl Controller {
             tracing::warn!(
                 "Premint failed validation: {:?}, evaluation: {:?}",
                 premint,
-                evaluation
+                evaluation.summary()
             );
             Err(eyre::eyre!(evaluation.summary()))
         }
diff --git a/src/p2p.rs b/src/p2p.rs
index 5be6899..152ae6d 100644
--- a/src/p2p.rs
+++ b/src/p2p.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ impl SwarmController {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn node_info(&self) -> MintpoolNodeInfo {
+        let peer_id = *self.swarm.local_peer_id();
+        let addr: Vec<Multiaddr> = self.swarm.listeners().cloned().collect();
+        MintpoolNodeInfo { peer_id, addr }
+    }
+
     fn make_swarm_controller(id_keys: Keypair) -> eyre::Result<libp2p::Swarm<MintpoolBehaviour>> {
         let peer_id = id_keys.public().to_peer_id();
         let swarm = libp2p::SwarmBuilder::with_existing_identity(id_keys)
@@ -149,9 +155,7 @@ impl SwarmController {
                 }
             }
             SwarmCommand::ReturnNodeInfo { channel } => {
-                let peer_id = *self.swarm.local_peer_id();
-                let addr: Vec<Multiaddr> = self.swarm.listeners().cloned().collect();
-                if channel.send(MintpoolNodeInfo { peer_id, addr }).is_err() {
+                if channel.send(self.node_info()).is_err() {
                     tracing::error!("Error sending node info from swarm",);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/run.rs b/src/run.rs
index 9376ff9..f936990 100644
--- a/src/run.rs
+++ b/src/run.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use libp2p::identity;
+use tracing::{info_span, Instrument};
 
 use crate::config::{ChainInclusionMode, Config};
 use crate::controller::{Controller, ControllerInterface};
@@ -29,17 +30,34 @@ pub async fn start_services(config: &Config) -> eyre::Result<ControllerInterface
     let mut controller = Controller::new(swrm_cmd_send, event_recv, ext_cmd_recv, store, rules);
     let controller_interface = ControllerInterface::new(ext_cmd_send);
 
+    let node_info = swarm_controller.node_info();
+    tracing::info!(
+        "Starting mintpool node with id: {:?}",
+        node_info.peer_id.to_string()
+    );
+
     let port = config.peer_port;
     let network_ip = config.initial_network_ip();
+    let node_id = config.node_id.clone();
+
     tokio::spawn(async move {
-        swarm_controller
-            .run(port, network_ip)
-            .await
-            .expect("Swarm controller failed");
+        let future = swarm_controller.run(port, network_ip);
+
+        match node_id {
+            Some(node_id) => future.instrument(info_span!("", "node_id" = node_id)).await,
+            None => future.await,
+        }
+        .expect("Swarm controller failed");
     });
 
+    let node_id = config.node_id.clone();
     tokio::spawn(async move {
-        controller.run_loop().await;
+        let future = controller.run_loop();
+
+        match node_id {
+            Some(node_id) => future.instrument(info_span!("", "node_id" = node_id)).await,
+            None => future.await,
+        }
     });
 
     if config.chain_inclusion_mode == ChainInclusionMode::Check {
diff --git a/src/storage.rs b/src/storage.rs
index a2e50c2..8009f90 100644
--- a/src/storage.rs
+++ b/src/storage.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ mod test {
             supported_chain_ids: "7777777,".to_string(),
             trusted_peers: None,
             api_port: 0,
+            node_id: None,
         };
 
         let store = PremintStorage::new(&config).await;
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ mod test {
             chain_inclusion_mode: ChainInclusionMode::Check,
             supported_chain_ids: "7777777,".to_string(),
             trusted_peers: None,
+            node_id: None,
         };
 
         let store = PremintStorage::new(&config).await;
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index b0b90e2..04b13d4 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ pub struct SimplePremint {
     media: String,
 }
 
+impl SimplePremint {
+    pub fn new(chain_id: U256, sender: Address, token_id: u64, media: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            chain_id,
+            sender,
+            token_id,
+            media,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 impl Premint for SimplePremint {
     fn metadata(&self) -> PremintMetadata {
diff --git a/tests/common/factories.rs b/tests/common/factories.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93c12fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/common/factories.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use alloy_primitives::{Address, U256};
+use mintpool::types::SimplePremint;
+use rand::{Rng, RngCore};
+
+pub trait Factory<O>
+where
+    Self: Sized,
+    O: Default,
+{
+    fn build(options: O) -> Self;
+    fn build_default() -> Self {
+        Self::build(O::default())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct SimplePremintOptions {
+    chain_id: Option<u64>,
+    sender: Option<Address>,
+    media: Option<String>,
+    token_id: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+impl Factory<SimplePremintOptions> for SimplePremint {
+    fn build(options: SimplePremintOptions) -> Self {
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+
+        Self::new(
+            U256::from(
+                options
+                    .chain_id
+                    .unwrap_or(rng.gen_range(1..=i64::MAX as u64)),
+            ),
+            options
+                .sender
+                .unwrap_or(Address::from(rng.gen::<[u8; 20]>())),
+            options.token_id.unwrap_or(rng.next_u64()),
+            options
+                .media
+                .unwrap_or("http://example.com/token".to_string()),
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/common/mod.rs b/tests/common/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0467b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod factories;
diff --git a/tests/p2p_test.rs b/tests/p2p_test.rs
index a773cdb..0483e35 100644
--- a/tests/p2p_test.rs
+++ b/tests/p2p_test.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+mod common;
+
+use common::factories::Factory;
 use mintpool::controller::ControllerCommands;
 use mintpool::controller::ControllerCommands::Broadcast;
-use mintpool::types::PremintTypes;
+use mintpool::types::{PremintTypes, SimplePremint};
 use tokio::time;
+use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[test_log::test(tokio::test)]
 // test to make sure that nodes can connect to a specified host
 async fn test_connecting_to_other_nodes() {
     let num_nodes = 10;
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ async fn test_connecting_to_other_nodes() {
     }
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[test_log::test(tokio::test)]
 // test announcing self to the network
 async fn test_announcing_to_network() {
     let num_nodes = 3;
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ async fn test_announcing_to_network() {
     }
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[test_log::test(tokio::test)]
 // After a premint is announced, all connected nodes should be able to list it
 async fn test_list_all_premints() {
     let num_nodes = 3;
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ async fn test_list_all_premints() {
 
     first
         .send_command(Broadcast {
-            message: PremintTypes::Simple(Default::default()),
+            message: PremintTypes::Simple(SimplePremint::build_default()),
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ async fn test_list_all_premints() {
     }
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[test_log::test(tokio::test)]
 // Connections should not be able to exceed max_connections config
 async fn test_max_connections() {
     let num_nodes = 5;
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ async fn test_max_connections() {
 mod build {
     use mintpool::config::{ChainInclusionMode, Config};
     use mintpool::controller::{ControllerCommands, ControllerInterface};
+    use mintpool::types::Premint;
     use tokio::time;
 
     pub async fn announce_all(nodes: Vec<ControllerInterface>) {
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ mod build {
                 chain_inclusion_mode: ChainInclusionMode::Check,
                 supported_chain_ids: "7777777".to_string(),
                 trusted_peers: None,
+                node_id: Some(i),
             };
 
             let ctl = mintpool::run::start_services(&config).await.unwrap();
@@ -152,6 +158,7 @@ mod build {
         start_port: u64,
         num_nodes: u64,
     ) -> Vec<ControllerInterface> {
+        tracing::info!("Generating swarm of {} nodes", num_nodes);
         let nodes = make_nodes(start_port, num_nodes, 1000).await;
         connect_all_to_first(nodes.clone()).await;
         time::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;