diff --git a/ruby/test.rb b/ruby/test.rb
index 7785090..6cfa879 100755
--- a/ruby/test.rb
+++ b/ruby/test.rb
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def waitForAllTestCompletion
   @testCompleted = 0
 
   @oscReceiver.add_method('/test/all/complete', '') do |msg|
+    puts "    all tests completed"
     @testCompleted = 1
   end
 
@@ -158,6 +159,20 @@ def launchMax
   else
     IO.popen("#{@maxfolder}/Max.exe")
   end
+  
+  @oscReceiver.add_method('/db/log', 's') do |msg|
+    puts "    #{msg.args[0]}"
+    
+    # on the mac things can stall out if Max is not made the front-most application
+    if RUBY_PLATFORM.match(/darwin/)
+        if @maxfolder.match(/\.app\/*$/) # check if app name given directly
+          `open "#{@maxfolder}"`
+        else # nope, just a folder name, so assume Max.app
+          `open "#{@maxfolder}/Max.app"`
+        end
+    end
+    
+  end
 end
 
 
diff --git a/source/oscar/test.db.c b/source/oscar/test.db.c
index 039b191..450ccbb 100755
--- a/source/oscar/test.db.c
+++ b/source/oscar/test.db.c
@@ -135,9 +135,16 @@ void testdb_log(t_testdb *d, long test_id, const char* text, ...)
 	t_datetime		datetime;
 	va_list			ap;
 	char			expandedtext[2048];
-	
+
 	va_start(ap, text);
 	vsnprintf(expandedtext, 2048, text, ap);
+
+	{
+		t_atom a;
+		atom_setsym(&a, gensym(expandedtext));
+		testport_send((t_testport*)ps_testport->s_thing, gensym("/db/log"), 1, &a);
+	}
+
 	systime_secondstodate(timestamp, &datetime);
 	db_query(d->d_db, NULL, "INSERT INTO logs ( test_id_ext , text , timestamp ) \
 									VALUES   ( %i         , \"%s\"   , '%4u-%02u-%02u %02u:%02u:%02u' )",