diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests.java b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests.java
index bdcd2b432c..72bc45a6ed 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests {
 		this.activeMQBroker.addConnector("stomp://localhost:" + this.port);
 		this.activeMQBroker.setStartAsync(false);
 		this.activeMQBroker.setPersistent(false);
+		this.activeMQBroker.setUseJmx(false);
 		this.activeMQBroker.getSystemUsage().getMemoryUsage().setLimit(1024 * 1024 * 5);
 		this.activeMQBroker.getSystemUsage().getTempUsage().setLimit(1024 * 1024 * 5);
 		this.activeMQBroker.start();
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void publishSubscribe() throws Exception {
 
+		logger.debug("Starting test publishSubscribe()");
+
 		String sess1 = "sess1";
 		String sess2 = "sess2";
 		String subs1 = "subs1";
@@ -161,6 +164,9 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests {
 
 	@Test(expected=MessageDeliveryException.class)
 	public void messageDeliveryExceptionIfSystemSessionForwardFails() throws Exception {
+
+		logger.debug("Starting test messageDeliveryExceptionIfSystemSessionForwardFails()");
+
 		stopActiveMqBrokerAndAwait();
 		StompHeaderAccessor headers = StompHeaderAccessor.create(StompCommand.SEND);
 		this.relay.handleMessage(MessageBuilder.createMessage("test".getBytes(), headers.getMessageHeaders()));
@@ -169,6 +175,8 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void brokerBecomingUnvailableTriggersErrorFrame() throws Exception {
 
+		logger.debug("Starting test brokerBecomingUnvailableTriggersErrorFrame()");
+
 		String sess1 = "sess1";
 		MessageExchange connect = MessageExchangeBuilder.connect(sess1).build();
 		this.relay.handleMessage(connect.message);
@@ -181,6 +189,9 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void brokerAvailabilityEventWhenStopped() throws Exception {
+
+		logger.debug("Starting test brokerAvailabilityEventWhenStopped()");
+
 		stopActiveMqBrokerAndAwait();
 		this.eventPublisher.expectBrokerAvailabilityEvent(false);
 	}
@@ -188,6 +199,8 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void relayReconnectsIfBrokerComesBackUp() throws Exception {
 
+		logger.debug("Starting test relayReconnectsIfBrokerComesBackUp()");
+
 		String sess1 = "sess1";
 		MessageExchange conn1 = MessageExchangeBuilder.connect(sess1).build();
 		this.relay.handleMessage(conn1.message);
@@ -217,6 +230,8 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void disconnectClosesRelaySessionCleanly() throws Exception {
 
+		logger.debug("Starting test disconnectClosesRelaySessionCleanly()");
+
 		MessageExchange connect = MessageExchangeBuilder.connect("sess1").build();
 		this.relay.handleMessage(connect.message);
 		this.responseHandler.expectMessages(connect);
@@ -246,6 +261,7 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests {
 
 		public void expectBrokerAvailabilityEvent(boolean isBrokerAvailable) throws InterruptedException {
 			BrokerAvailabilityEvent event = this.eventQueue.poll(10000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+			assertNotNull("Times out waiting for BrokerAvailabilityEvent[" + isBrokerAvailable + "]", event);
 			assertEquals(isBrokerAvailable, event.isBrokerAvailable());
 		}
 	}
@@ -265,6 +281,7 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandlerIntegrationTests {
 		public void expectMessages(MessageExchange... messageExchanges) throws InterruptedException {
 			for (MessageExchange exchange : messageExchanges) {
 				Message<?> message = this.queue.poll(10000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+				assertNotNull("Timed out waiting for: " + exchange, message);
 				assertTrue("Expected: " + exchange + " but got: " + message, exchange.matchMessage(message));
 			}
 		}