diff --git a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-devnet/devnet-mkfiles.sh b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-devnet/devnet-mkfiles.sh
index df165d6ba25..78c00dea8db 100755
--- a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-devnet/devnet-mkfiles.sh
+++ b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-devnet/devnet-mkfiles.sh
@@ -606,7 +606,11 @@ echo
 
 cat >> delegate.sh <<EOF
 #!/bin/bash
-    
+
+CURRENT_EPOCH=\$(CARDANO_NODE_SOCKET_PATH=node-pool${N}/ipc/node.sock ./cardano-cli query tip  \\
+                    --cardano-mode  \\
+                    --testnet-magic ${NETWORK_MAGIC} | jq .epoch)
+echo ">>>> Current Epoch: \${CURRENT_EPOCH}"
 EOF
 
 # Prepare transactions for activating stake pools
@@ -616,6 +620,7 @@ for N in ${POOL_NODES_N}; do
   # We'll register certs to:
   #  1. delegate from the user1 stake address to the stake pool
   cat >> delegate.sh <<EOF
+    
     AMOUNT_STAKED=\$(( $N*1000000 +  DELEGATION_ROUND*1 ))
 
     CARDANO_NODE_SOCKET_PATH=node-pool${N}/ipc/node.sock ./cardano-cli transaction build \\
diff --git a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-devnet/devnet-run.sh b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-devnet/devnet-run.sh
index 602d9f30262..10598188758 100755
--- a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-devnet/devnet-run.sh
+++ b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-devnet/devnet-run.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ DELEGATION_ROUND=0
 echo ">> Begin scheduled delegation"
 while true
 do
-    echo ">> Wait ${DELEGATE_PERIOD}s until next delegation round..."
+    echo ">> $(date +"%T"): Wait ${DELEGATE_PERIOD}s until next delegation round..."
     sleep ${DELEGATE_PERIOD}
     DELEGATION_ROUND=$(( $DELEGATION_ROUND + 1 ))
     echo ">> Run delegation round #${DELEGATION_ROUND}!"