diff --git a/test/acceptance/base.rb b/test/acceptance/base.rb
index 7026e1239..68e3dfe2b 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/base.rb
+++ b/test/acceptance/base.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ class AcceptanceTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     # variables to pass in.
     apps = { "vagrant" => config.vagrant_path }
     @environment = Acceptance::IsolatedEnvironment.new(apps, config.env)
+
+    # Setup a logger for this test, since tests often log to assist
+    # with the debugging process in case of failure.
+    @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("acceptance::#{self.class.name.downcase.gsub("test", "")}")
   end
 
   teardown do
diff --git a/test/acceptance/box_test.rb b/test/acceptance/box_test.rb
index d186cbe0d..82b937e26 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/box_test.rb
+++ b/test/acceptance/box_test.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class BoxTest < AcceptanceTest
     require_box("default")
 
     original_size = File.size(config.boxes["default"])
+    @logger.debug("Original package size: #{original_size}")
 
     # Add the box, repackage it, and verify that a package.box is
     # dumped of relatively similar size.
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ class BoxTest < AcceptanceTest
 
     # Compare the sizes
     repackaged_size = repackaged_file.size
+    @logger.debug("Repackaged size: #{repackaged_size}")
     size_diff = (repackaged_size - original_size).abs
     assert(size_diff < 1000, "Sizes should be very similar")
   end