diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4c41a63a..9477b09c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,12 +46,20 @@ jobs:
   build_test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Install tor
-        run: sudo apt-get tor
 
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+      - name: Install and stop tor in case it was running
+        run: |
+          sudo apt install software-properties-common
+          sudo curl https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org/A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89.asc | sudo gpg --import
+          sudo gpg --export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | sudo apt-key add -
+          sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org bionic main'
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install tor deb.torproject.org-keyring
+          sudo /etc/init.d/tor stop
+
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
diff --git a/xmr-btc/Cargo.toml b/xmr-btc/Cargo.toml
index fda01e30..b8afd051 100644
--- a/xmr-btc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/xmr-btc/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ hyper = "0.13"
 monero-harness = { path = "../monero-harness" }
 port_check = "0.1"
 spectral = "0.6"
+tempfile = "3"
 testcontainers = "0.10"
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.2"
diff --git a/xmr-btc/src/tor.rs b/xmr-btc/src/tor.rs
index 3a386dff..16e95ed1 100644
--- a/xmr-btc/src/tor.rs
+++ b/xmr-btc/src/tor.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,6 @@ impl AuthenticatedConnection {
                 .iter(),
             )
             .await
-            .map_err(|_| anyhow!("Could not add onion service."))
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Could not add onion service.: {:#?}", e))
     }
 }
diff --git a/xmr-btc/tests/tor.rs b/xmr-btc/tests/tor.rs
index e982e591..5020e30e 100644
--- a/xmr-btc/tests/tor.rs
+++ b/xmr-btc/tests/tor.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ mod tor_test {
     use hyper::service::{make_service_fn, service_fn};
     use reqwest::StatusCode;
     use spectral::prelude::*;
-    use std::{convert::Infallible, process::Child};
+    use std::{convert::Infallible, fs};
+    use tempfile::{Builder, NamedTempFile};
     use tokio::sync::oneshot::Receiver;
     use torut::{
         onion::TorSecretKeyV3,
         utils::{run_tor, AutoKillChild},
     };
+    use tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;
     use xmr_btc::tor::UnauthenticatedConnection;
 
     async fn hello_world(
@@ -32,9 +34,16 @@ mod tor_test {
                 eprintln!("server error: {}", e);
             }
         });
+
+        tracing::info!("Test server started at port: {}", port);
     }
 
-    fn run_tmp_tor() -> (Child, u16, u16) {
+    fn run_tmp_tor() -> Result<(AutoKillChild, u16, u16, NamedTempFile)> {
+        // we create an empty torrc file to not use the system one
+        let temp_torrc = Builder::new().tempfile()?;
+        let torrc_file = format!("{}", fs::canonicalize(temp_torrc.path())?.display());
+        tracing::info!("Temp torrc file created at: {}", torrc_file);
+
         let control_port = if port_check::is_local_port_free(9051) {
             9051
         } else {
@@ -46,30 +55,33 @@ mod tor_test {
             port_check::free_local_port().unwrap()
         };
 
-        (
-            run_tor(
-                "tor",
-                &mut [
-                    "--CookieAuthentication",
-                    "1",
-                    "--ControlPort",
-                    control_port.to_string().as_str(),
-                    "--SocksPort",
-                    proxy_port.to_string().as_str(),
-                ]
-                .iter(),
-            )
-            .expect("Starting tor filed"),
-            control_port,
-            proxy_port,
-        )
+        let child = run_tor(
+            "tor",
+            &mut [
+                "--CookieAuthentication",
+                "1",
+                "--ControlPort",
+                control_port.to_string().as_str(),
+                "--SocksPort",
+                proxy_port.to_string().as_str(),
+                "-f",
+                &torrc_file,
+            ]
+            .iter(),
+        )?;
+        tracing::info!("Tor running with pid: {}", child.id());
+        let child = AutoKillChild::new(child);
+        Ok((child, control_port, proxy_port, temp_torrc))
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_tor_control_port() -> Result<()> {
+        let _guard = tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+            .with_env_filter("info")
+            .set_default();
+
         // start tmp tor
-        let (child, control_port, proxy_port) = run_tmp_tor();
-        let _child = AutoKillChild::new(child);
+        let (_child, control_port, proxy_port, _tmp_torrc) = run_tmp_tor()?;
 
         // Setup test HTTP Server
         let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel::<()>();
@@ -82,6 +94,8 @@ mod tor_test {
                 .init_authenticated_connection()
                 .await?;
 
+        tracing::info!("Tor authenticated.");
+
         // Expose an onion service that re-directs to the echo server.
         let tor_secret_key_v3 = TorSecretKeyV3::generate();
         authenticated_connection
@@ -96,11 +110,18 @@ mod tor_test {
         let onion_address = tor_secret_key_v3.public().get_onion_address().to_string();
         let onion_url = format!("http://{}:8080", onion_address);
 
+        tracing::info!("Tor service added: {}", onion_url);
+
         let res = client.get(&onion_url).send().await?;
+
         assert_that(&res.status()).is_equal_to(StatusCode::OK);
 
         let text = res.text().await?;
         assert_that!(text).contains("Hello World");
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Local server called via Tor proxy. Its response is: {}",
+            text
+        );
 
         // gracefully shut down server
         let _ = tx.send(());