diff --git a/script/detect_secrets b/script/detect_secrets
index 1322528b..46bbed83 100755
--- a/script/detect_secrets
+++ b/script/detect_secrets
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ def main(arg):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     arg = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else None
+    print("Finished scanning for secrets")
     sys.exit(main(arg))
diff --git a/script/include/helper_functions.inc.sh b/script/include/helper_functions.inc.sh
index 44ca5882..0df1323a 100644
--- a/script/include/helper_functions.inc.sh
+++ b/script/include/helper_functions.inc.sh
@@ -53,3 +53,19 @@ reset_db() {
   # Seed database data
   seed_db
 }
+
+output_divider() {
+  if tty -s; then
+    echo "$( tput bold )$( tput smul )$( tput setaf 6 )${1}$( tput sgr 0)"
+  else
+    echo $1
+  fi
+}
+
+warning() {
+  if tty -s; then
+    echo "$( tput bold )$( tput setaf 1 )${1}$( tput sgr 0)"
+  else
+    echo $1
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/script/include/run_test b/script/include/run_test
index 847ad693..e176483c 100644
--- a/script/include/run_test
+++ b/script/include/run_test
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ if [ "${RESET_DB}" = "true" ]; then
   source ./script/get_db_settings
 
   if [ -n "${PGDATABASE}" ]; then
-    echo "Resetting database ${PGDATABASE}..."
+    output_divider "Reset database ${PGDATABASE}"
     # Reset the db
     reset_db "${PGDATABASE}"
   else
-    echo "ERROR: RESET_DB is set, but PGDATABASE is not!"
-    echo "Skipping database reset..."
+    warning "warning: RESET_DB is set, but PGDATABASE is not!"
+    warning "Skipping database reset..."
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -29,15 +29,18 @@ if [ "${RUN_PYTHON_TESTS}" = "true" ]; then
   python_test_status=0
   set +e
 
+  output_divider "Lint Python files"
   run_python_lint "${PYTHON_FILES}"
   ((python_test_status+=$?))
+  output_divider "Perform static analysis on Python files"
   run_python_static_analysis "${PYTHON_FILES}"
   ((python_test_status+=$?))
+  output_divider "Run Python unit test suite"
   run_python_unit_tests "${PYTHON_FILES}"
   ((python_test_status+=$?))
 
   if [ "${python_test_status}" != "0" ]; then
-    echo "Failed to pass one or more Python checks"
+    warning "Failed to pass one or more Python checks"
     exit ${python_test_status}
   fi
 
@@ -45,6 +48,8 @@ if [ "${RUN_PYTHON_TESTS}" = "true" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "${RUN_JS_TESTS}" = "true" ]; then
+  output_divider "Render Vue components"
   run_python_render_vue_component
+  output_divider "Run JavaScript unit test suite"
   run_javascript_tests
 fi
diff --git a/script/test b/script/test
index fa95fa6b..fc9a3c85 100755
--- a/script/test
+++ b/script/test
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ source "$(dirname "${0}")"/../script/include/global_header.inc.sh
 
 export FLASK_ENV=test
 
-# create upload directory for app
-mkdir uploads | true
-
 # Enable database resetting
 RESET_DB="true"
 
@@ -22,9 +19,11 @@ RUN_PYTHON_TESTS="true"
 RUN_JS_TESTS="true"
 
 # Check python formatting
+output_divider "Run formatting check"
 source ./script/format check
 
 # Check for secrets
+output_divider "Run detect secrets"
 ./script/detect_secrets
 
 # Run the shared test script