diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py
index eb4da22255..aace17a043 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ class NodeConn(asyncore.dispatcher):
     def send_message(self, message, pushbuf=False):
         if self.state != "connected" and not pushbuf:
             raise IOError('Not connected, no pushbuf')
-            logger.debug("Send message to %s:%d: %s" % (self.dstaddr, self.dstport, repr(message)))
+        logger.debug("Send message to %s:%d: %s" % (self.dstaddr, self.dstport, repr(message)))
         command = message.command
         data = message.serialize()
         tmsg = self.MAGIC_BYTES[self.network]
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
index ba56fddd77..c22e57bcef 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def start_node(i, dirname, extra_args=None, rpchost=None, timewait=None, binary=
     datadir = os.path.join(dirname, "node"+str(i))
     if binary is None:
         binary = os.getenv("BITCOIND", "bitcoind")
-    args = [ binary, "-datadir="+datadir, "-server", "-keypool=1", "-discover=0", "-rest", "-mocktime="+str(get_mocktime()) ]
+    args = [ binary, "-datadir="+datadir, "-server", "-keypool=1", "-discover=0", "-rest", "-logtimemicros", "-debug", "-mocktime="+str(get_mocktime()) ]
     if extra_args is not None: args.extend(extra_args)
     bitcoind_processes[i] = subprocess.Popen(args, stderr=stderr)
     if os.getenv("PYTHON_DEBUG", ""):