diff --git a/run/logging-manual/package.json b/run/logging-manual/package.json
index 2927d2eb4e..b1aa515371 100644
--- a/run/logging-manual/package.json
+++ b/run/logging-manual/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node index.js",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 0",
-    "system-test": "c8 mocha test/system.test.js --timeout=600000 --exit"
+    "system-test": "c8 mocha test/system.test.js --timeout=800000 --exit"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/run/logging-manual/test/system.test.js b/run/logging-manual/test/system.test.js
index 9f1a8d36eb..2923c4e412 100644
--- a/run/logging-manual/test/system.test.js
+++ b/run/logging-manual/test/system.test.js
@@ -156,14 +156,19 @@ describe('Logging', () => {
       let attempt = 0;
       const maxAttempts = 10;
       while ((!requestLog || !sampleLog) && attempt < maxAttempts) {
-        await sleep(attempt * 30000); // Linear backoff between retry attempts
+        console.log(`Polling for logs: attempt #${attempt + 1}`);
+        await sleep(attempt * 10000); // Linear backoff between retry attempts
         // Filter by service name over the last 5 minutes
         const filter = `resource.labels.service_name="${service_name}" timestamp>="${dateMinutesAgo(
           new Date(),
           5
         )}"`;
         entries = await getLogEntriesPolling(filter);
+        console.log(
+          `Found ${entries.length} log entries using filter: ${filter}`
+        );
         entries.forEach(entry => {
+          console.debug(entry);
           if (entry.metadata.httpRequest) {
             requestLog = entry;
           } else {