diff --git a/test-network-k8s/network b/test-network-k8s/network
index 08df4c98..447f2d48 100755
--- a/test-network-k8s/network
+++ b/test-network-k8s/network
@@ -42,6 +42,33 @@ TLSADMIN_AUTH=tlsadmin:tlsadminpw
 RCAADMIN_AUTH=rcaadmin:rcaadminpw
 
 function print_help() {
+  log
+  log "--- Fabric Information"
+  log "Fabric Version is      \t ${FABRIC_VERSION}"
+  log "Fabric CA Version is   \t  ${FABRIC_CA_VERSION}"
+  log "Container Registry is  \t  ${FABRIC_CONTAINER_REGISTRY}"
+  log "Network name is        \t  ${NETWORK_NAME}"
+  log "Channel name is        \t  ${CHANNEL_NAME}"
+  log
+  log "--- Targetted Chaincode Information"
+  log "Chaincode name is      \t  ${CHAINCODE_NAME}"
+  log "Chaincode image is     \t  ${CHAINCODE_IMAGE}"
+  log "Chaincode lavel is     \t  ${CHAINCODE_LABEL}"
+  log
+  log "--- Cluster Information"
+  log "Cluster name is        \t  ${CLUSTER_NAME}"
+  log "Cluster namespace is   \t  ${NS}"
+  log "Local Registry is      \t  ${LOCAL_REGISTRY_NAME}"
+  log "Local Registry port is \t  ${LOCAL_REGISTRY_PORT}"
+  log "nginx http port is     \t  ${NGINX_HTTP_PORT}"
+  log "nginx https port is    \t  ${NGINX_HTTP2_PORT}"
+  log
+  log "--- Script Information"
+  log "Log file written to    \t  ${LOG_FILE}"
+  log "Debug log written to   \t  ${DEBUG_FILE}"
+  log
+
+
   echo todo: help output, parse mode, flags, env, etc.
 }
 
@@ -59,6 +86,9 @@ function print_help() {
 # check for kind, kubectl, etc.
 check_prereqs
 
+# Initialize the logging system - control output to 'network.log' and everything else to 'network-debug.log'
+logging_init
+
 ## Parse mode
 if [[ $# -lt 1 ]] ; then
   print_help
@@ -68,8 +98,7 @@ else
   shift
 fi
 
-# Initialize the logging system - control output to 'network.log' and everything else to 'network-debug.log'
-logging_init
+
 
 if [ "${MODE}" == "kind" ]; then
   log "Initializing KIND cluster \"${CLUSTER_NAME}\":"
@@ -148,7 +177,7 @@ elif [ "${MODE}" == "rest-easy" ]; then
 elif [ "${MODE}" == "application" ]; then
   log "Getting application connection information:"
   application_connection
-  log "🏁 - Output in...xxx"
+  log "🏁 - Application connection information ready."
 
 else
   print_help
diff --git a/test-network-k8s/scripts/application_connection.sh b/test-network-k8s/scripts/application_connection.sh
index 3f73dd20..9563b128 100755
--- a/test-network-k8s/scripts/application_connection.sh
+++ b/test-network-k8s/scripts/application_connection.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ function construct_application_configmap() {
   ca_pem=build/msp/organizations/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/msp/cacerts/org2-ecert-ca.pem
 
   echo "$(json_ccp 2 $peer_pem $ca_pem)" > build/application/gateways/org2_ccp.json
-  
+
+  pop_fn
+
+  push_fn "Getting Application Identities"
+
   local cert=build/msp/organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/Admin\@org1.example.com/msp/signcerts/cert.pem
   local pk=build/msp/organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/Admin\@org1.example.com/msp/keystore/server.key
 
@@ -68,14 +72,24 @@ function construct_application_configmap() {
 
   echo "$(app_id Org2MSP $cert $pk)" > build/application/wallet/appuser_org2.id
 
-  kubectl -n $NS delete configmap app-fabric-tls-v1-map || log "app-fabric-tls-v1-map not present"
+  pop_fn
+
+  push_fn "Creating ConfigMap \"app-fabric-tls-v1-map\" with TLS certificates for the application"
+  kubectl -n $NS delete configmap app-fabric-tls-v1-map || true
   kubectl -n $NS create configmap app-fabric-tls-v1-map --from-file=./build/msp/organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/msp/tlscacerts
+  pop_fn
 
-  kubectl -n $NS delete configmap app-fabric-ids-v1-map || log "app-fabric-id-v1-map not present"
+  push_fn "Creating ConfigMap \"app-fabric-ids-v1-map\" with identities for the application"
+  kubectl -n $NS delete configmap app-fabric-ids-v1-map || true
   kubectl -n $NS create configmap app-fabric-ids-v1-map --from-file=./build/application/wallet
+  pop_fn
 
-  kubectl -n $NS delete configmap app-fabric-ccp-v1-map || log "app-fabric-id-v1-map not present"
+  push_fn "Creating ConfigMap \"app-fabric-ccp-v1-map\" with ConnectionProfile for the application"
+  kubectl -n $NS delete configmap app-fabric-ccp-v1-map || true
   kubectl -n $NS create configmap app-fabric-ccp-v1-map --from-file=./build/application/gateways
+  pop_fn
+
+  push_fn "Creating ConfigMap \"app-fabric-org1-v1-map\" with Organization 1 information for the application"
 
 cat <<EOF > build/app-fabric-org1-v1-map.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -104,11 +118,16 @@ function application_connection() {
 
  construct_application_configmap
 
- log ""
+log
+ log "For k8s applications:"
  log "Config Maps created for the application"
  log "To deploy your application updated the image name and issue these commands"
  log ""
  log "kubectl -n $NS apply -f kube/application-deployment.yaml"
  log "kubectl -n $NS rollout status deploy/application-deployment"
-
+ log
+ log "For non-k8s applications:"
+ log "ConnectionPrfiles are in ${PWD}/build/application/gateways"
+ log "Identities are in  ${PWD}/build/application/wallets"
+ log
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-network-k8s/scripts/utils.sh b/test-network-k8s/scripts/utils.sh
index a1631aa4..b00802e3 100644
--- a/test-network-k8s/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/test-network-k8s/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ function logging_init() {
 
   # Send stdout and stderr from child programs to the debug log file
   exec 1>>${DEBUG_FILE} 2>>${DEBUG_FILE}
+
+  # There can be a race between the tail starting and the next log statement
+  # write nothing to the file to kill a (very small) bit of time
+  echo -ne >>${LOG_FILE}
 }
 
 function exit_fn() {