diff --git a/bosh-monitor/lib/bosh/monitor/api_controller.rb b/bosh-monitor/lib/bosh/monitor/api_controller.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/bosh-monitor/lib/bosh/monitor/api_controller.rb
+++ b/bosh-monitor/lib/bosh/monitor/api_controller.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ module Bosh::Monitor
       body "Last pulse was #{Time.now - @heartbeat} seconds ago"
 
       if Time.now - @heartbeat > PULSE_TIMEOUT
+        @logger.error("PULSE TIMEOUT REACHED: Eventmachine not processing queued jobs in a timely fashion")
         status(500)
       else
         status(200)
diff --git a/bosh-monitor/spec/unit/bosh/monitor/plugins/email_spec.rb b/bosh-monitor/spec/unit/bosh/monitor/plugins/email_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/bosh-monitor/spec/unit/bosh/monitor/plugins/email_spec.rb
+++ b/bosh-monitor/spec/unit/bosh/monitor/plugins/email_spec.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ describe Bhm::Plugins::Email do
     expect(@plugin.queue_size(:heartbeat)).to eq(20)
 
     EM.run do
-      puts("Inside EM.run block")
       @plugin.run
       EM.add_timer(30) do
         # By this time the test is failing
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