diff --git a/misc/make-deps.sh b/misc/make-deps.sh
index 8d2e1262..f1431a84 100755
--- a/misc/make-deps.sh
+++ b/misc/make-deps.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ if ! in_env; then
 fi
 
 if in_env; then
+	fold_start "Build ragel"
 	# TODO: consider bumping to new package manager version
 	RAGEL_VERSION='6.10'	# current stable version
 	RAGEL_TMP='/tmp/ragel/'
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ if in_env; then
 	make
 	sudo make install
 	cd -
+	fold_end "Build ragel"
 fi
 
 # attempt to workaround old ubuntu
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 0c0ac740..cd3754a8 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ function run-testsuite() {
 	# if not running all tests or if this test is not explicitly selected, skip it
 	if test -z "$testsuite" || test "test-$testsuite" = "$testname"; then
 		fold_start "$testname"
-		"$@" || failures=$([ -n "$failures" ] && echo "$failures\\n$@" || echo "$@")
+		description="$testname ($@)"
+		"$@" || failures=$([ -n "$failures" ] && echo "$failures\\n$description" || echo "$description")
 		fold_end "$testname"
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/test/test-commit-message.sh b/test/test-commit-message.sh
index cdb4bc8f..f194b454 100755
--- a/test/test-commit-message.sh
+++ b/test/test-commit-message.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ echo running "$0"
 ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 cd "${ROOT}" || exit 1
 
-commit_title_regex='^\([a-z0-9]\(\(, \)\|[a-z0-9]\)\+[a-z0-9]: \)\+[A-Z0-9][^:]\+[^:.]$'
+commit_title_regex='^\([a-z0-9]\(\(, \)\|[a-z0-9]\)*[a-z0-9]: \)\+[A-Z0-9][^:]\+[^:.]$'
 
 # Testing the regex itself.
 
 # Correct patterns.
+[[ $(echo "ci: Bar" | grep -c "$commit_title_regex") -eq 1 ]]
 [[ $(echo "foo, bar: Bar" | grep -c "$commit_title_regex") -eq 1 ]]
 [[ $(echo "foo: Bar" | grep -c "$commit_title_regex") -eq 1 ]]
 [[ $(echo "f1oo, b2ar: Bar" | grep -c "$commit_title_regex") -eq 1 ]]
@@ -183,5 +184,13 @@ then
 			test_commit_message_common_bugs $commit
 		done
 	fi
+else # assume local branch
+	commits=$(git log --no-merges --format=%H origin/master..HEAD)
+	for commit in $commits
+	do
+		test_commit_message $commit
+		test_commit_message_body $commit
+		test_commit_message_common_bugs $commit
+	done
 fi
 echo 'PASS'
diff --git a/test/test-shell.sh b/test/test-shell.sh
index 5155c2dc..acc071b7 100755
--- a/test/test-shell.sh
+++ b/test/test-shell.sh
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ failures=""
 count=0
 
 # loop through tests
-for i in $DIR/test/shell/*.sh; do
-	[ -x "$i" ] || continue	# file must be executable
-	ii=`basename "$i"`	# short name
+for test_script in $DIR/test/shell/*.sh; do
+	[ -x "$test_script" ] || continue	# file must be executable
+	test_name=`basename "$test_script"`	# short name
 	# if ARGV has test names, only execute those!
 	if [ "$1" != '' ]; then
-		[ "$ii" != "$1" ] && continue
+		[ "$test_name" != "$1" ] && continue
 	fi
 	cd $DIR/test/shell/ >/dev/null	# shush the cd operation
 	mkdir -p '/tmp/mgmt/'	# directory for mgmt to put files in
-	#echo "Running: $ii"
+	#echo "Running: $test_name"
 	export MGMT_TMPDIR='/tmp/mgmt/'	# we can add to env like this
 	count=`expr $count + 1`
 	set +o errexit	# don't kill script on test failure
-	out=$($i 2>&1)	# run and capture stdout & stderr
+	out=$($test_script 2>&1)	# run and capture stdout & stderr
 	e=$?	# save exit code
 	set -o errexit	# re-enable killing on script failure
 	cd - >/dev/null
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ for i in $DIR/test/shell/*.sh; do
 	fi
 	rm -rf '/tmp/mgmt/'	# clean up after test
 	if [ $e -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo -e "FAIL\t$ii"	# fail
+		echo -e "FAIL\t$test_name"	# fail
 		# store failures...
 		failures=$(
 			# prepend previous failures if any
 			[ -n "${failures}" ] && echo "$failures" && echo "$LINE"
-			echo "Script: $ii"
+			echo "Script: $test_name"
 			# if we see 124, it might be the exit value of timeout!
 			[ $e -eq 124 ] && echo "Exited: $e (timeout?)" || echo "Exited: $e"
 			if [ "$out" = "" ]; then
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ for i in $DIR/test/shell/*.sh; do
 			fi
 		)
 	else
-		echo -e "ok\t$ii"	# pass
+		echo -e "ok\t$test_name"	# pass
 	fi
 done