diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3e96b6a..40394be 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3319,7 +3319,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tests-monero-serai"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "hex",
@@ -3333,7 +3333,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tests-pow"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cuprate-consensus-rules",
  "cuprate-cryptonight",
diff --git a/tests/monero-serai/Cargo.toml b/tests/monero-serai/Cargo.toml
index d10f8c7..0088e32 100644
--- a/tests/monero-serai/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tests/monero-serai/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tests-monero-serai"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/tests/monero-serai/src/main.rs b/tests/monero-serai/src/main.rs
index 2327b84..9dd8590 100644
--- a/tests/monero-serai/src/main.rs
+++ b/tests/monero-serai/src/main.rs
@@ -13,14 +13,29 @@ async fn main() {
     let now = Instant::now();
 
     let rpc_url = if let Ok(url) = std::env::var("RPC_URL") {
+        println!("RPC_URL (found): {url}");
         url
     } else {
-        "http://127.0.0.1:18081".to_string()
+        let rpc_url = "http://127.0.0.1:18081".to_string();
+        println!("RPC_URL (off, using default): {rpc_url}");
+        rpc_url
     };
-    println!("rpc_url: {rpc_url}");
+    if std::env::var("VERBOSE").is_ok() {
+        println!("VERBOSE: true");
+    } else {
+        println!("VERBOSE: false");
+    }
 
-    let client = rpc::RpcClient::new(rpc_url).await;
-    let top_height = client.top_height;
+    let mut client = rpc::RpcClient::new(rpc_url).await;
+
+    let top_height = if let Ok(Ok(h)) = std::env::var("TOP_HEIGHT").map(|s| s.parse()) {
+        client.top_height = h;
+        println!("TOP_HEIGHT (found): {h}");
+        h
+    } else {
+        println!("TOP_HEIGHT (off, using latest): {}", client.top_height);
+        client.top_height
+    };
 
     let ranges = (0..top_height)
         .collect::<Vec<usize>>()
@@ -28,11 +43,17 @@ async fn main() {
         .map(<[usize]>::to_vec)
         .collect::<Vec<Vec<usize>>>();
 
-    println!("ranges: ");
+    println!("ranges: [");
     for range in &ranges {
-        println!("[{}..{}]", range.first().unwrap(), range.last().unwrap());
+        println!(
+            "    ({}..{}),",
+            range.first().unwrap(),
+            range.last().unwrap()
+        );
     }
 
+    println!("]\n");
+
     let iter = ranges.into_iter().map(move |range| {
         let c = client.clone();
         async move {
diff --git a/tests/monero-serai/src/rpc.rs b/tests/monero-serai/src/rpc.rs
index 49e7dc2..2455989 100644
--- a/tests/monero-serai/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/tests/monero-serai/src/rpc.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ impl RpcClient {
             .block_header
             .height;
 
-        println!("top_height: {top_height}");
         assert!(top_height > 3301441, "node is behind");
 
         Self {
@@ -258,6 +257,11 @@ impl RpcClient {
 
                 let progress = TESTED_BLOCK_COUNT.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Release) + 1;
                 let tx_count = TESTED_TX_COUNT.fetch_add(num_txes, Ordering::Release) + 1;
+
+                if std::env::var("VERBOSE").is_err() && progress % 1000 != 0 {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 let percent = (progress as f64 / top_height as f64) * 100.0;
 
                 println!(
diff --git a/tests/pow/Cargo.toml b/tests/pow/Cargo.toml
index 06a5743..74a5f3a 100644
--- a/tests/pow/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tests/pow/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tests-pow"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/tests/pow/src/main.rs b/tests/pow/src/main.rs
index 9ac4d31..22186a0 100644
--- a/tests/pow/src/main.rs
+++ b/tests/pow/src/main.rs
@@ -12,14 +12,31 @@ async fn main() {
     let now = Instant::now();
 
     let rpc_url = if let Ok(url) = std::env::var("RPC_URL") {
+        println!("RPC_URL (found): {url}");
         url
     } else {
-        "http://127.0.0.1:18081".to_string()
+        let rpc_url = "http://127.0.0.1:18081".to_string();
+        println!("RPC_URL (off, using default): {rpc_url}");
+        rpc_url
     };
-    println!("rpc_url: {rpc_url}");
+    if std::env::var("VERBOSE").is_ok() {
+        println!("VERBOSE: true");
+    } else {
+        println!("VERBOSE: false");
+    }
 
-    let client = rpc::RpcClient::new(rpc_url).await;
-    let top_height = client.top_height;
+    let mut client = rpc::RpcClient::new(rpc_url).await;
+
+    let top_height = if let Ok(Ok(h)) = std::env::var("TOP_HEIGHT").map(|s| s.parse()) {
+        client.top_height = h;
+        println!("TOP_HEIGHT (found): {h}");
+        h
+    } else {
+        println!("TOP_HEIGHT (off, using latest): {}", client.top_height);
+        client.top_height
+    };
+
+    println!();
 
     tokio::join!(
         client.cryptonight_v0(),
diff --git a/tests/pow/src/rpc.rs b/tests/pow/src/rpc.rs
index 8aea195..557d0ef 100644
--- a/tests/pow/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/tests/pow/src/rpc.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ impl RpcClient {
             .try_into()
             .unwrap();
 
-        println!("top_height: {top_height}");
         assert!(top_height > 3301441, "node is behind");
 
         Self {
@@ -171,6 +170,10 @@ impl RpcClient {
 
                 let count = TESTED_BLOCK_COUNT.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Release) + 1;
 
+                if std::env::var("VERBOSE").is_err() && count % 500 != 0 {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 let hash = hex::encode(pow_hash);
                 let percent = (count as f64 / top_height as f64) * 100.0;