diff --git a/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py b/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py
index 250d5a403fc..4443e863577 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
 _p = print
+_p("IMPORTING", file=sys.stderr)
 
 from google.protobuf import text_format
 
@@ -48,11 +49,11 @@ class ResourceOpsTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase):
 
   @test_util.run_deprecated_v1
   def testCreateWithProto(self):
-    _p("testCreateWithProto 1")
+    _p("testCreateWithProto 1", file=sys.stderr)
     with self.cached_session():
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 2")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 2", file=sys.stderr)
       ensemble_proto = boosted_trees_pb2.TreeEnsemble()
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 3")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 3", file=sys.stderr)
       text_format.Merge(
           """
         trees {
@@ -154,27 +155,27 @@ class ResourceOpsTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase):
           last_layer_node_end: 19
         }
       """, ensemble_proto)
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 4")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 4", file=sys.stderr)
       ensemble = boosted_trees_ops.TreeEnsemble(
           'ensemble',
           stamp_token=7,
           serialized_proto=ensemble_proto.SerializeToString())
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 5")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 5", file=sys.stderr)
       resources.initialize_resources(resources.shared_resources()).run()
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 6")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 6", file=sys.stderr)
       (stamp_token, num_trees, num_finalized_trees, num_attempted_layers,
        nodes_range) = ensemble.get_states()
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 7")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 7", file=sys.stderr)
       self.assertEqual(7, self.evaluate(stamp_token))
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 8")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 8", file=sys.stderr)
       self.assertEqual(2, self.evaluate(num_trees))
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 9")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 9", file=sys.stderr)
       self.assertEqual(1, self.evaluate(num_finalized_trees))
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 10")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 10", file=sys.stderr)
       self.assertEqual(6, self.evaluate(num_attempted_layers))
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 11")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 11", file=sys.stderr)
       self.assertAllEqual([16, 19], self.evaluate(nodes_range))
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 12")
+      _p("testCreateWithProto 12", file=sys.stderr)
 
   @test_util.run_deprecated_v1
   def testSerializeDeserialize(self):