diff --git a/demos/shared/test_runner/run_demo_tests.sh b/demos/shared/test_runner/run_demo_tests.sh
index e504e572..f548008b 100644
--- a/demos/shared/test_runner/run_demo_tests.sh
+++ b/demos/shared/test_runner/run_demo_tests.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ do
   echo "Running tests for $demo ..."
   echo "****************************************"
   cd ../../samples_python/$demo
+  echo "starting archgw"
   archgw up arch_config.yaml
-  docker compose up -d
+  echo "starting docker containers"
+  docker compose up -d 2>&1 > /dev/null
+  echo "starting hurl tests"
   hurl --test hurl_tests
+  echo "stopping docker containers and archgw"
   archgw down
   docker compose down -v
   cd ../../shared/test_runner