diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index fd6169d024ffa19754991faaa191fe22442d9af5..e69605b78b7dbf4c54d37a9dc85cff51eb2b21e9 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
+from forge_cfg import world
 
 
 def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
@@ -13,15 +14,16 @@ def pytest_runtest_teardown(item, nextitem):
 
 
 def pytest_runtest_logstart(nodeid, location):
-    banner = '\n\n************ START   %s ' % nodeid
+    banner = f'\n\n************ START #{world.test_count} {nodeid} '
     banner += '*' * (140 - len(banner))
     banner += '\n'
     banner = '\u001b[36m' + banner + '\u001b[0m'
     print(banner)
+    world.test_count += 1
 
 
 def pytest_runtest_logfinish(nodeid, location):
-    banner = '\n************ END   %s ' % nodeid
+    banner = f'\n************ END   {nodeid} '
     banner += '*' * (140 - len(banner))
     banner = '\u001b[36;1m' + banner + '\u001b[0m'
     print(banner)
diff --git a/tests/forge_cfg.py b/tests/forge_cfg.py
index 127b6e1972b0195115fb463ffdddc3cfb8585b0d..d0b7e3607fddebdf0ab437f32007fe3e8f96dd0a 100644
--- a/tests/forge_cfg.py
+++ b/tests/forge_cfg.py
@@ -248,11 +248,10 @@ class ForgeConfiguration:
         return self.data_join('kea-leases%s.csv' % proto[1])
 
 
-
-
 # global object that stores all needed data: configs, etc.
 world = threading.local()
 world.f_cfg = ForgeConfiguration()
+world.test_count = 1
 
 
 def _conv_arg_to_txt(arg):