diff --git a/app/service/sender.py b/app/service/sender.py
index 2a8a7775e..8e03d5964 100644
--- a/app/service/sender.py
+++ b/app/service/sender.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def send_notification_to_service_users(
     template = dao_get_template_by_id(template_id)
     service = dao_fetch_service_by_id(service_id)
     active_users = dao_fetch_active_users_for_service(service.id)
+    print(hilite(f"ACTIVE USERS ARE {active_users}"))
     notify_service = dao_fetch_service_by_id(current_app.config["NOTIFY_SERVICE_ID"])
 
     for user in active_users:
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_sender.py b/tests/app/service/test_sender.py
index ff1749d2a..a66f1e462 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_sender.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_sender.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import pytest
 from flask import current_app
+from app.utils import hilite
 from sqlalchemy import func, select
 
 from app import db
-from app.dao.services_dao import dao_add_user_to_service
+from app.dao.services_dao import dao_add_user_to_service, dao_fetch_active_users_for_service
 from app.enums import NotificationType, TemplateType
 from app.models import Notification
 from app.service.sender import send_notification_to_service_users
@@ -91,8 +92,15 @@ def test_send_notification_to_service_users_sends_to_active_users_only(
     second_active_user = create_user(email="foo1@bar.com", state="active")
     pending_user = create_user(email="foo2@bar.com", state="pending")
     service = create_service(user=first_active_user)
+    print(hilite(f"CREATED THE SERVICE {service} with user {first_active_user}"))
     dao_add_user_to_service(service, second_active_user)
+    print(hilite(f"ADDED user {second_active_user}"))
+
     dao_add_user_to_service(service, pending_user)
+    print(hilite(f"ADDED PENDING USER {pending_user}"))
+
+    active_users = dao_fetch_active_users_for_service(service.id)
+    print(hilite(f"ACTIVE USERS IN THE TEST {active_users}"))
     template = create_template(service, template_type=TemplateType.EMAIL)
 
     send_notification_to_service_users(service_id=service.id, template_id=template.id)