diff --git a/userland/testbin/bigexec/bigexec.c b/userland/testbin/bigexec/bigexec.c
index 994c969..77f3f69 100644
--- a/userland/testbin/bigexec/bigexec.c
+++ b/userland/testbin/bigexec/bigexec.c
@@ -138,9 +138,12 @@ trymany(int num, const char *word)
 	const char *args[num+2];
 	int i;
 
+	nprintf(".");
 	args[0] = _PATH_MYSELF;
 	for (i=0; i<num; i++) {
 		args[i+1] = word;
+		if(i%10)
+			nprintf(".");
 	}
 	args[num+1] = NULL;
 	execv(_PATH_MYSELF, (char **)args);
@@ -377,6 +380,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 	else if (checkmany(argc, argv, 1000, word8)) {
 #endif
+		nprintf("\n");
 		warnx("Complete.");
 		success(TEST161_SUCCESS, SECRET, "/testbin/bigexec");
 		return 0;
diff --git a/userland/testbin/factorial/factorial.c b/userland/testbin/factorial/factorial.c
index 1757647..85e5fad 100644
--- a/userland/testbin/factorial/factorial.c
+++ b/userland/testbin/factorial/factorial.c
@@ -246,10 +246,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 	else if (argc == 3) {
 		if (!strcmp(argv[1], "1") || !strcmp(argv[1], "0")) {
+			nprintf("\n");
 			tprintf("%s\n", argv[2]);
 			secprintf(SECRET, argv[2], "/testbin/factorial");
 		}
 		else {
+			nprintf(".");
 			number_init(&n1, argv[1]);
 			number_init(&n2, argv[2]);
 			number_init(&multbuf, "0");
diff --git a/userland/testbin/forktest/forktest.c b/userland/testbin/forktest/forktest.c
index 9283ad0..367766a 100644
--- a/userland/testbin/forktest/forktest.c
+++ b/userland/testbin/forktest/forktest.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ check(void)
 	mypid = getpid();
 
 	/* Make sure each fork has its own address space. */
+	nprintf(".");
 	for (i=0; i<800; i++) {
 		volatile int seenpid;
 		seenpid = mypid;
@@ -181,15 +182,19 @@ test(int nowait)
 	}
 
 	pid0 = dofork();
+	nprintf(".");
 	write(fd, "A", 1);
 	check();
 	pid1 = dofork();
+	nprintf(".");
 	write(fd, "B", 1);
 	check();
 	pid2 = dofork();
+	nprintf(".");
 	write(fd, "C", 1);
 	check();
 	pid3 = dofork();
+	nprintf(".");
 	write(fd, "D", 1);
 	check();
 
@@ -198,9 +203,13 @@ test(int nowait)
 	 * improperly.
 	 */
 	dowait(nowait, pid3);
+	nprintf(".");
 	dowait(nowait, pid2);
+	nprintf(".");
 	dowait(nowait, pid1);
+	nprintf(".");
 	dowait(nowait, pid0);
+	nprintf(".");
 
 	// Check if file contents are correct
 	// lseek may not be implemented..so close and reopen
@@ -209,6 +218,8 @@ test(int nowait)
 	if(fd < 3) {
 		err(1, "Failed to open file for verification\n");
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
+
 	char buffer[30];
 	int len;
 	int char_idx, i;
@@ -221,9 +232,11 @@ test(int nowait)
 	if(len != 30) {
 		err(1, "Did not get expected number of characters\n");
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
 	// Check if number of instances of each character is correct
 	// 2As; 4Bs; 8Cs; 16Ds
 	for(char_idx = 0; char_idx < 4; char_idx++) {
+		nprintf(".");
 		observed = 0;
 		expected = pow_int(2, char_idx + 1);
 		for(i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
@@ -238,6 +251,7 @@ test(int nowait)
 			err(1, "Failed! Expected %d%cs..observed: %d\n", expected, character + char_idx, observed);
 		}
 	}
+	nprintf("\n");
 	success(TEST161_SUCCESS, SECRET, "/testbin/forktest");
 	close(fd);
 }
diff --git a/userland/testbin/readwritetest/readwritetest.c b/userland/testbin/readwritetest/readwritetest.c
index 4d6fa90..e187c24 100644
--- a/userland/testbin/readwritetest/readwritetest.c
+++ b/userland/testbin/readwritetest/readwritetest.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if(fd < 0) {
 		err(1, "Failed to open file.\n");
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
 
 	len = write(fd, MAGIC, expected_len);
 	if(len != expected_len) {
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if(fd < 0) {
 		err(1, "Failed to open file.\n");
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
 
 	char buf[32];
 	len = read(fd, buf, expected_len);
@@ -87,12 +89,15 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			" Only read %d bytes.\n",
 			expected_len, len);
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
 
 	if(strcmp(MAGIC, buf) != 0) {
 		err(1, "Did not match MAGIC string.\n"
 			"MAGIC: %s\n"
 			"GOT  : %s\n", MAGIC, buf);
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
+	nprintf("\n");
 
 	secprintf(SECRET, MAGIC, "/testbin/readwritetest");
 	// Exit may not be implemented. So crash.
diff --git a/userland/testbin/redirect/redirect.c b/userland/testbin/redirect/redirect.c
index 71bd288..809c576 100644
--- a/userland/testbin/redirect/redirect.c
+++ b/userland/testbin/redirect/redirect.c
@@ -195,14 +195,20 @@ main(void)
 {
 	tprintf("Creating %s...\n", INFILE);
 	mkfile();
+	nprintf(".");
 
 	tprintf("Running cat < %s > %s\n", INFILE, OUTFILE);
 	cat();
+	nprintf(".");
 
 	tprintf("Checking %s...\n", OUTFILE);
 	chkfile();
+	nprintf(".");
 
 	tprintf("Passed.\n");
+	nprintf(".");
+	nprintf("\n");
+
 	success(TEST161_SUCCESS, SECRET, "/testbin/redirect");
 	(void)remove(INFILE);
 	(void)remove(OUTFILE);
diff --git a/userland/testbin/sparsefile/sparsefile.c b/userland/testbin/sparsefile/sparsefile.c
index 024f433..9b2c4dc 100644
--- a/userland/testbin/sparsefile/sparsefile.c
+++ b/userland/testbin/sparsefile/sparsefile.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	tprintf("Creating a sparse file of size %d\n", size);
+	nprintf(".");
 
 	fd = open(filename, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC);
 	if (fd < 0) {
@@ -75,10 +76,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (lseek(fd, size-1, SEEK_SET) == -1) {
 		err(1, "%s: lseek", filename);
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
 	r = write(fd, &byte, 1);
 	if (r < 0) {
 		err(1, "%s: write", filename);
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
 	else if (r != 1) {
 		errx(1, "%s: write: Unexpected result count %d", filename, r);
 	}
@@ -89,18 +92,22 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if(lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET) == -1) {
 		err(1, "lseek failed to seek to beginning of file\n");
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
 	// Now seek back to where the byte should be
 	// While at it, also test SEEK_CUR
 	if(lseek(fd, size-1, SEEK_CUR) == -1) {
 		err(1, "lseek failed to seek to %d of file\n", size-1);
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
 	char test;
 	r = read(fd, &test, 1);
 	if(test != byte) {
 		err(1, "Byte test failed. Expected (%c) != Observed (%c)\n", byte, test);
 	}
+	nprintf(".");
 	close(fd);
 
+	nprintf("\n");
 	success(TEST161_SUCCESS, SECRET, "/testbin/sparsefile");
 	// Exit may not be implemented. So crash.
 	crash_prog();