diff --git a/tests/launch.bats b/tests/launch.bats
index 994020f..c49efa7 100644
--- a/tests/launch.bats
+++ b/tests/launch.bats
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ function teardown() {
 	# Publish a manifest pointing at an rfs on zothub.io
 	# TODO - we do need to include a bootkit layer to set up
 	# an ESP.
+	git describe --abbrev=0
 	cat > "${TMPD}/manifest.yaml" << EOF
 version: 1
 product: default
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ targets:
           container: 5000
 EOF
 
+	cat "${TMPD}/manifest.yaml"
 	mosb --debug manifest publish \
 	  --project snakeoil:default \
 	  --repo 127.0.0.1:${ZOT_PORT} --name machine/install:1.0.0 \