diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/common.go b/dev-tools/mage/common.go
index 1c1ca25d95bc..6905d477e403 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/common.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/common.go
@@ -219,10 +219,19 @@ func dockerInfo() (*DockerInfo, error) {
 // HaveDockerCompose returns an error if docker-compose is not found on the
 // PATH.
 func HaveDockerCompose() error {
-	_, err := exec.LookPath("docker-compose")
+
+	path, err := exec.LookPath("docker")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("docker is not available")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("hi fae, docker is at %v\n", path)
+	}
+
+	path, err = exec.LookPath("docker-compose")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("docker-compose is not available")
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("hi fae, docker compose is %v\n", path)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/integtest.go b/dev-tools/mage/integtest.go
index 96b98f0b6b80..4450d7d45db1 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/integtest.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/integtest.go
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ func NewIntegrationRunners(path string, passInEnv map[string]string) (Integratio
 
 // NewDockerIntegrationRunner returns an integration runner configured only for docker.
 func NewDockerIntegrationRunner(passThroughEnvVars ...string) (*IntegrationRunner, error) {
+	fmt.Printf("hi fae, NewDockerIntegrationRunner\n")
 	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -223,9 +224,11 @@ func NewDockerIntegrationRunner(passThroughEnvVars ...string) (*IntegrationRunne
 }
 
 func initRunner(tester IntegrationTester, dir string, passInEnv map[string]string, passThroughEnvVars ...string) (*IntegrationRunner, error) {
+	fmt.Printf("hi fae, initRunner\n")
 	var runnerSteps IntegrationTestSteps
 	requirements := tester.StepRequirements()
 	if requirements != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("hi fae, requirements: %v\n", requirements.Name())
 		runnerSteps = append(runnerSteps, requirements...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/integtest_docker.go b/dev-tools/mage/integtest_docker.go
index 8c5fb6d3603f..e135116848ff 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/integtest_docker.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/integtest_docker.go
@@ -71,12 +71,15 @@ func (d *DockerIntegrationTester) Use(dir string) (bool, error) {
 
 // HasRequirements ensures that the required docker and docker-compose are installed.
 func (d *DockerIntegrationTester) HasRequirements() error {
+	fmt.Printf("hi fae, in DockerIntegrationTester.HasRequirements\n")
 	if err := HaveDocker(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := HaveDockerCompose(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("everything passed\n")
+	os.Exit(1)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ func (d *DockerIntegrationTester) StepRequirements() IntegrationTestSteps {
 // Test performs the tests with docker-compose. The compose file must define a "beat" container,
 // containing the beats development environment. The tests are executed from within this container.
 func (d *DockerIntegrationTester) Test(dir string, mageTarget string, env map[string]string) error {
+	fmt.Printf("hi fae, DockerIntegrationTester.Test\n")
 	var err error
 	buildContainersOnce.Do(func() { err = BuildIntegTestContainers() })
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/metricbeat/magefile.go b/metricbeat/magefile.go
index 7d82d6cb567c..177a2b994c6d 100644
--- a/metricbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/metricbeat/magefile.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func GoIntegTest(ctx context.Context) error {
 // Use PYTEST_ADDOPTS="-k pattern" to only run tests matching the specified pattern.
 // Use any other PYTEST_* environment variable to influence the behavior of pytest.
 func PythonIntegTest(ctx context.Context) error {
-	fmt.Printf("hi fae\n")
+	fmt.Printf("hi fae, starting PythonIntegTest\n")
 	if !devtools.IsInIntegTestEnv() {
 		fmt.Printf("!IsInIntegTestEnv\n")
 		mg.SerialDeps(Fields, Dashboards)
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func PythonIntegTest(ctx context.Context) error {
 		[]string{"ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION", "KIBANA_VERSION", "BEAT_VERSION"},
 		devtools.ListMatchingEnvVars("PYTEST_")...,
 	)
-	fmt.Printf("env vars: %v\n", passThroughEnvVars)
+	fmt.Printf("hi fae, env vars: %v\n", passThroughEnvVars)
 	//os.Exit(1)
 	runner, err := devtools.NewDockerIntegrationRunner(passThroughEnvVars...)
 	if err != nil {