diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/package.json b/packages/contracts-bedrock/package.json
index f2115a1dd5c6c..fc4f374646814 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/package.json
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "build": "forge build",
     "build:go-ffi": "(cd scripts/go-ffi && go build)",
     "autogen:invariant-docs": "npx tsx scripts/invariant-doc-gen.ts",
-    "test": "pnpm build:go-ffi && forge test",
+    "test": "pnpm build:go-ffi && ./scripts/generate-l2-genesis.sh && forge test",
     "coverage": "pnpm build:go-ffi && forge coverage",
     "coverage:lcov": "pnpm build:go-ffi && forge coverage --report lcov",
     "deploy": "./scripts/deploy.sh",
diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/scripts/generate-l2-genesis.sh b/packages/contracts-bedrock/scripts/generate-l2-genesis.sh
index ccc5c91b8a363..eb04acff7e88a 100755
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/scripts/generate-l2-genesis.sh
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/scripts/generate-l2-genesis.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -d "$TESTDATA_DIR" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$TESTDATA_DIR"
+  echo "Generating L2 genesis"
 
   go run $OP_NODE genesis l2 \
     --deploy-config "$CONTRACTS_DIR/deploy-config/hardhat.json" \