diff --git a/src/scenario.js b/src/scenario.js
index 6176d3a171..cd818fd7bc 100644
--- a/src/scenario.js
+++ b/src/scenario.js
@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@ const lazyLoadingScenarios = require('./scenarios/lazy-loading');
 const e2eEncryptionScenarios = require('./scenarios/e2e-encryption');
 
 module.exports = async function scenario(createSession, restCreator) {
+    let firstUser = true;
     async function createUser(username) {
         const session = await createSession(username);
+        if (firstUser) {
+            // only show browser version for first browser opened
+            console.log(`running tests on ${await session.browser.version()} ...`);
+            firstUser = false;
+        }
         await signup(session, session.username, 'testtest', session.hsUrl);
         return session;
     }
diff --git a/start.js b/start.js
index ab710664ec..87a21d565c 100644
--- a/start.js
+++ b/start.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ const hsUrl = 'http://localhost:5005';
 
 async function runTests() {
     let sessions = [];
-    console.log("running tests ...");
     const options = {
         slowMo: program.slowMo ? 20 : undefined,
         devtools: program.devTools,