diff --git a/validator/valnode/redis/consumer.go b/validator/valnode/redis/consumer.go
index 3569e78b5c..016f30bd61 100644
--- a/validator/valnode/redis/consumer.go
+++ b/validator/valnode/redis/consumer.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (s *ValidationServer) Start(ctx_in context.Context) {
 				}
 				select {
 				case <-ctx.Done():
-					log.Info("Context done", "error", ctx.Err().Error())
+					log.Info("Context done while checking redis stream existance", "error", ctx.Err().Error())
 					return
 				case <-time.After(time.Millisecond * 100):
 				}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (s *ValidationServer) Start(ctx_in context.Context) {
 		s.StopWaiter.LaunchThread(func(ctx context.Context) {
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
-				log.Info("Context done", "error", ctx.Err().Error())
+				log.Info("Context done while waiting a redis stream to be ready", "error", ctx.Err().Error())
 				return
 			case <-ready: // Wait until the stream exists and start consuming iteratively.
 			}
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (s *ValidationServer) Start(ctx_in context.Context) {
 			case <-time.After(s.streamTimeout):
 				log.Error("Waiting for redis streams timed out")
 			case <-ctx.Done():
-				log.Info(("Context expired, failed to start"))
+				log.Info("Context done while waiting redis streams to be ready, failed to start")
 				return
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/validator/valnode/redis/consumer_test.go b/validator/valnode/redis/consumer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ebd697f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validator/valnode/redis/consumer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package redis
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/util/redisutil"
+	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/util/testhelpers"
+)
+
+func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := testhelpers.InitTestLog(t, log.LevelInfo)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	redisURL := redisutil.CreateTestRedis(ctx, t)
+	TestValidationServerConfig.RedisURL = redisURL
+	TestValidationServerConfig.ModuleRoots = []string{"0x123"}
+	TestValidationServerConfig.StreamTimeout = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	vs, err := NewValidationServer(&TestValidationServerConfig, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewValidationSever() unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	vs.Start(ctx)
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	if !handler.WasLogged("Waiting for redis streams timed out") {
+		t.Error("Expected message about stream time-outs was not logged")
+	}
+	cancel()
+}