diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_badips.py b/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_badips.py
index 2f3b6723..2d08b5df 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_badips.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_badips.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (2,7): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 			# Must cancel timer!
 			if self.action._timer:
 				self.action._timer.cancel()
+			super(BadIPsActionTest, self).tearDown()
 
 		def testCategory(self):
 			categories = self.action.getCategories()
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_smtp.py b/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_smtp.py
index bf8e83a2..d262f73e 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_smtp.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_smtp.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class SMTPActionTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.smtpd.close()
 		self._active = False
 		self._loop_thread.join()
+		super(SMTPActionTest, self).tearDown()
 
 	def _exec_and_wait(self, doaction, timeout=3, short=False):
 		if short: timeout /= 25
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/banmanagertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/banmanagertestcase.py
index da454ec3..2436babf 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/banmanagertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/banmanagertestcase.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class AddFailure(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def tearDown(self):
 		"""Call after every test case."""
+		super(AddFailure, self).tearDown()
 		tearDownMyTime()
 
 	def testAdd(self):
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ class StatusExtendedCymruInfo(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def tearDown(self):
 		"""Call after every test case."""
+		super(StatusExtendedCymruInfo, self).tearDown()
 		tearDownMyTime()
 
 	available = True, None
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/clientbeautifiertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/clientbeautifiertestcase.py
index 7d20e84e..79a0ff54 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/clientbeautifiertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/clientbeautifiertestcase.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class BeautifierTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def tearDown(self):
 		""" Call after every test case """
+		super(BeautifierTest, self).tearDown()
 
 	def testGetInputCmd(self):
 		cmd = ["test"]
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/failmanagertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/failmanagertestcase.py
index 9de4ced6..ad89ec76 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/failmanagertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/failmanagertestcase.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ class AddFailure(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def tearDown(self):
 		"""Call after every test case."""
-
+		super(AddFailure, self).tearDown()
+		
 	def _addDefItems(self):
 		self.__items = [[u'193.168.0.128', 1167605999.0],
 					    [u'193.168.0.128', 1167605999.0],
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
index 2b35edc9..d3217555 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ class LogFileFilterPoll(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def tearDown(self):
 		"""Call after every test case."""
-		pass
+		super(LogFileFilterPoll, self).tearDown()
 
 	#def testOpen(self):
 	#	self.filter.openLogFile(LogFile.FILENAME)
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ def get_monitor_failures_testcase(Filter_):
 			#print "D: KILLING THE FILE"
 			_killfile(self.file, self.name)
 			#time.sleep(0.2)			  # Give FS time to ack the removal
-			pass
+			super(MonitorFailures, self).tearDown()
 
 		def _sleep_4_poll(self):
 			# Since FilterPoll relies on time stamps and some
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ def get_monitor_failures_journal_testcase(Filter_): # pragma: systemd no cover
 			if self.filter and self.filter.active:
 				self.filter.stop()
 				self.filter.join()		  # wait for the thread to terminate
-				pass
+			super(MonitorJournalFailures, self).tearDown()
 
 		def _getRuntimeJournal(self):
 			# retrieve current system journal path
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
index 96e0b21c..1d33cc44 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class FilterSamplesRegex(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def tearDown(self):
 		"""Call after every test case."""
+		super(FilterSamplesRegex, self).tearDown()
 		tearDownMyTime()
 
 	def testFiltersPresent(self):
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
index 151f443b..0bbbbe8f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class TransmitterBase(unittest.TestCase):
 		"""Call after every test case."""
 		# stop jails, etc.
 		self.server.quit()
-		#super(TransmitterBase, self).tearDown()
+		super(TransmitterBase, self).tearDown()
 
 	def setGetTest(self, cmd, inValue, outValue=(None,), outCode=0, jail=None, repr_=False):
 		"""Process set/get commands and compare both return values 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
index 23c52a43..8c7db688 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
@@ -535,12 +535,21 @@ if True: ## if not hasattr(unittest.TestCase, 'assertIn'):
 _org_setUp = unittest.TestCase.setUp
 def _customSetUp(self):
 	# print('=='*10, self)
-	if unittest.F2B.log_level <= logging.DEBUG: # so if DEBUG etc -- show them (and log it in travis)!
-		print("")
+	# so if DEBUG etc -- show them (and log it in travis)!
+	if unittest.F2B.log_level <= logging.DEBUG: # pragma: no cover
+		sys.stderr.write("\n")
 		logSys.debug('='*10 + ' %s ' + '='*20, self.id())
 	_org_setUp(self)
+	if unittest.F2B.verbosity > 2: # pragma: no cover
+		self.__startTime = time.time()
+
+_org_tearDown = unittest.TestCase.tearDown
+def _customTearDown(self):
+	if unittest.F2B.verbosity > 2: # pragma: no cover
+		sys.stderr.write(" %.3fs -- " % (time.time() - self.__startTime,))
 
 unittest.TestCase.setUp = _customSetUp
+unittest.TestCase.tearDown = _customTearDown
 
 
 class LogCaptureTestCase(unittest.TestCase):