diff --git a/chain/messagepool/messagepool_test.go b/chain/messagepool/messagepool_test.go
index 010157066..e16c1054b 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/messagepool_test.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/messagepool_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/crypto"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-datastore"
+	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	_ = logging.SetLogLevel("*", "INFO")
+}
+
 type testMpoolAPI struct {
 	cb func(rev, app []*types.TipSet) error
 
@@ -275,6 +280,9 @@ func TestPruningSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	mp.maxTxPoolSizeHi = 40
 	mp.maxTxPoolSizeLo = 10
 
+	bmsgs, _ := mp.Pending()
+	fmt.Println("MESSAGES BEFORE: ", len(bmsgs))
+
 	mp.Prune()
 
 	msgs, _ := mp.Pending()
diff --git a/chain/types/mock/chain.go b/chain/types/mock/chain.go
index 00d0eecc9..d818cb5ac 100644
--- a/chain/types/mock/chain.go
+++ b/chain/types/mock/chain.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func MkMessage(from, to address.Address, nonce uint64, w *wallet.Wallet) *types.
 		From:     from,
 		Value:    types.NewInt(1),
 		Nonce:    nonce,
-		GasLimit: 1,
+		GasLimit: 1000000,
 		GasPrice: types.NewInt(0),
 	}