diff --git a/api/test/deals.go b/api/test/deals.go
index ea5956458..050f1d0ee 100644
--- a/api/test/deals.go
+++ b/api/test/deals.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestDealFlow(t *testing.T, b APIBuilder) {
+	os.Setenv("BELLMAN_NO_GPU", "1")
+
 	logging.SetAllLoggers(logging.LevelInfo)
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 	n, sn := b(t, 1, []int{0})
@@ -46,10 +49,14 @@ func TestDealFlow(t *testing.T, b APIBuilder) {
 
 	fmt.Println("FILE CID: ", fcid)
 
+	mine := true
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+
 	go func() {
-		for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		defer close(done)
+		for mine {
 			time.Sleep(time.Second)
-			fmt.Println("mining a block now", i)
+			fmt.Println("mining a block now")
 			if err := n[0].MineOne(ctx); err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -62,6 +69,7 @@ func TestDealFlow(t *testing.T, b APIBuilder) {
 
 	// TODO: this sleep is only necessary because deals don't immediately get logged in the dealstore, we should fix this
 	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	loop:
 	for {
 		di, err := client.ClientGetDealInfo(ctx, *deal)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -76,9 +84,13 @@ func TestDealFlow(t *testing.T, b APIBuilder) {
 			t.Fatal("deal errored")
 		case api.DealComplete:
 			fmt.Println("COMPLETE", di)
-			break
+			break loop
 		}
-		fmt.Println("Deal state: ", di.State)
+		fmt.Println("Deal state: ", api.DealStates[di.State])
 		time.Sleep(time.Second / 2)
 	}
+
+	mine = false
+	fmt.Println("shutting down mining")
+	<-done
 }
diff --git a/api/types.go b/api/types.go
index 6a5153328..cd2717bbd 100644
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ const (
 	DealNoUpdate = DealUnknown
 )
 
+var DealStates = []string{
+	"DealUnknown",
+	"DealRejected",
+	"DealAccepted",
+	"DealStaged",
+	"DealSealing",
+	"DealFailed",
+	"DealComplete",
+	"DealError",
+}
+
 // TODO: check if this exists anywhere else
 type MultiaddrSlice []ma.Multiaddr
 
diff --git a/chain/sub/incoming.go b/chain/sub/incoming.go
index ddca848e9..5e6c31de1 100644
--- a/chain/sub/incoming.go
+++ b/chain/sub/incoming.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func HandleIncomingBlocks(ctx context.Context, bsub *pubsub.Subscription, s *cha
 				return
 			}
 
-			log.Infow("new block over pubsub", "cid", blk.Header.Cid(), "source", msg.GetFrom())
+			log.Debugw("new block over pubsub", "cid", blk.Header.Cid(), "source", msg.GetFrom())
 			s.InformNewBlock(msg.GetFrom(), &types.FullBlock{
 				Header:        blk.Header,
 				BlsMessages:   bmsgs,
diff --git a/chain/sync.go b/chain/sync.go
index dac2a79e5..952b57a20 100644
--- a/chain/sync.go
+++ b/chain/sync.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (syncer *Syncer) InformNewHead(from peer.ID, fts *store.FullTipSet) {
 
 	if from == syncer.self {
 		// TODO: this is kindof a hack...
-		log.Info("got block from ourselves")
+		log.Debug("got block from ourselves")
 
 		if err := syncer.Sync(ctx, fts.TipSet()); err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("failed to sync our own block %s: %+v", fts.TipSet().Cids(), err)
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ func (syncer *Syncer) collectChain(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet) error
 	}
 
 	syncer.syncState.SetStage(api.StageSyncComplete)
-	log.Infow("new tipset", "height", ts.Height(), "tipset", types.LogCids(ts.Cids()))
+	log.Debugw("new tipset", "height", ts.Height(), "tipset", types.LogCids(ts.Cids()))
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/miner/miner.go b/miner/miner.go
index 9f7c44478..72ec090c7 100644
--- a/miner/miner.go
+++ b/miner/miner.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (m *Miner) GetBestMiningCandidate(ctx context.Context) (*MiningBase, error)
 }
 
 func (m *Miner) mineOne(ctx context.Context, base *MiningBase) (*types.BlockMsg, error) {
-	log.Infow("attempting to mine a block", "tipset", types.LogCids(base.ts.Cids()))
+	log.Debugw("attempting to mine a block", "tipset", types.LogCids(base.ts.Cids()))
 	ticket, err := m.scratchTicket(ctx, base)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "scratching ticket failed")