diff --git a/testing/adios2/engine/staging-common/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/adios2/engine/staging-common/CMakeLists.txt
index 70ef5c46a5..fa8097d504 100644
--- a/testing/adios2/engine/staging-common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/adios2/engine/staging-common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ if(ADIOS2_HAVE_SST)
   gtest_add_tests_helper(StagingMPMD MPI_ONLY "" Engine.Staging. ".SST.BP" EXTRA_ARGS "SST" "MarshalMethod=BP")
   gtest_add_tests_helper(Threads MPI_NONE "" Engine.Staging. "SST.FFS" EXTRA_ARGS "SST"  "MarshalMethod=FFS")
   gtest_add_tests_helper(Threads MPI_NONE "" Engine.Staging. "SST.BP" EXTRA_ARGS "SST"  "MarshalMethod=BP")
+set_tests_properties(Engine.Staging.TestThreads.BasicSST.BP.Serial PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT SstVerbose=1)
+set_tests_properties(Engine.Staging.TestThreads.BasicSST.FFS.Serial PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT SstVerbose=1)
 #  gtest_add_tests_helper(Threads MPI_NONE "" Engine.Staging. "BP4_stream" EXTRA_ARGS "BP4"  "")
 endif()