diff --git a/scripts/test-release.sh b/scripts/test-release.sh
index 5d8ee921..6cafe055 100755
--- a/scripts/test-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-release.sh
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ REFDIR='test/ref'
 if uname -a | grep -qi mingw; then SUDO='' MINGW=1; else SUDO='sudo' MINGW=''; fi
 [ "$MINGW" ] || RED="\e[31;1m" GREEN="\e[32;1m" YELLOW="\e[33;1m" RESET="\e[0m"
 
-set -e
-
 [ "$NO_INSTALL" ] || {
 	BRANCH=$1; shift
 	BRANCHES=$(git branch)
@@ -88,6 +86,8 @@ set -e
 	[ "$FOUND_BRANCH" ] || { echo "Branch '$BRANCH' not found!"; exit; }
 }
 
+set -e
+
 check() {
 	[ "$BRANCH" ] || { echo 'No branch specified.  Exiting'; exit; }
 	[ "$(git diff $BRANCH)" == "" ] || {
diff --git a/test/mmgen_pexpect.py b/test/mmgen_pexpect.py
index e06ab4d6..533f24e7 100755
--- a/test/mmgen_pexpect.py
+++ b/test/mmgen_pexpect.py
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ class MMGenPexpect(object):
 		atexit.register(lambda: os.system('stty sane'))
 		NL = '\n'
 
-	def __init__(self,name,mmgen_cmd,cmd_args,desc,no_output=False,passthru_args=[],msg_only=False,no_msg=False):
+	def __init__(self,name,mmgen_cmd,cmd_args,desc,
+				no_output=False,passthru_args=[],msg_only=False,no_msg=False,log_fd=None):
 		cmd_args = ['--{}{}'.format(k.replace('_','-'),
 			'='+getattr(opt,k) if getattr(opt,k) != True else ''
 			) for k in passthru_args if getattr(opt,k)] \
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ class MMGenPexpect(object):
 			cmd_str = fs.format(*init_coverage(),c=cmd_str)
 
 		if opt.log:
-			log_fd.write(cmd_str+'\n')
+			log_fd.write(cmd_str.encode('utf8')+'\n')
 
 		if not no_msg:
 			if opt.verbose or opt.print_cmdline or opt.exact_output:
diff --git a/test/test.py b/test/test.py
index 9b537e66..ba1dff8f 100755
--- a/test/test.py
+++ b/test/test.py
@@ -1053,6 +1053,8 @@ del cmd_group
 
 if opt.profile: opt.names = True
 if opt.resume: opt.skip_deps = True
+
+log_fd = None
 if opt.log:
 	log_fd = open(log_file,'a')
 	log_fd.write('\nLog started: {}\n'.format(make_timestr()))
@@ -1193,7 +1195,8 @@ class MMGenExpect(MMGenPexpect):
 			no_output=no_output,
 			passthru_args=passthru_args,
 			msg_only=msg_only,
-			no_msg=no_msg)
+			no_msg=no_msg,
+			log_fd=log_fd)
 
 def create_fake_unspent_entry(coinaddr,al_id=None,idx=None,lbl=None,non_mmgen=False,segwit=False):
 	if 'S' not in g.proto.mmtypes: segwit = False
@@ -1739,7 +1742,7 @@ class MMGenTestSuite(object):
 
 	def txsign_ui_common(self,t,name,   view='t',add_comment='',
 										ni=False,save=True,do_passwd=False,
-										file_desc='Signed transaction',no_ok=False):
+										file_desc='Signed transaction',no_ok=False,has_label=False):
 		txdo = name[:4] == 'txdo'
 
 		if do_passwd:
@@ -1747,7 +1750,7 @@ class MMGenTestSuite(object):
 
 		if not ni and not txdo:
 			t.view_tx(view)
-			t.do_comment(add_comment)
+			t.do_comment(add_comment,has_label=has_label)
 			t.expect('(Y/n): ',('n','y')[save])
 
 		t.written_to_file(file_desc)
@@ -1761,13 +1764,13 @@ class MMGenTestSuite(object):
 
 	def txsend_ui_common(self,t,name,   view='n',add_comment='',
 										confirm_send=True,bogus_send=True,quiet=False,
-										file_desc='Sent transaction',no_ok=False):
+										file_desc='Sent transaction',no_ok=False,has_label=False):
 
 		txdo = name[:4] == 'txdo'
 		if not txdo:
 			t.license() # MMGEN_NO_LICENSE is set, so does nothing
 			t.view_tx(view)
-			t.do_comment(add_comment)
+			t.do_comment(add_comment,has_label=has_label)
 
 		self.do_confirm_send(t,quiet=quiet,confirm_send=confirm_send)
 
@@ -3148,21 +3151,22 @@ class MMGenTestSuite(object):
 								input_sels_prompt='to spend from',
 								inputs=acct,file_desc='Ethereum transaction',
 								bad_input_sels=True,non_mmgen_inputs=non_mmgen_inputs,
-								interactive_fee=interactive_fee,fee_res=fee_res,fee_desc=fee_desc)
+								interactive_fee=interactive_fee,fee_res=fee_res,fee_desc=fee_desc,
+								add_comment=ref_tx_label_jp)
 
 	def ethdev_txsign(self,name,ni=False,ext='.rawtx',add_args=[]):
 		key_fn = get_tmpfile_fn(cfg,cfg['parity_keyfile'])
 		write_to_tmpfile(cfg,cfg['parity_keyfile'],eth_key+'\n')
 		tx_fn = get_file_with_ext(ext,cfg['tmpdir'],no_dot=True)
 		t = MMGenExpect(name,'mmgen-txsign',eth_args+add_args + ([],['--yes'])[ni] + ['-k',key_fn,tx_fn,dfl_words])
-		self.txsign_ui_common(t,name,ni=ni)
+		self.txsign_ui_common(t,name,ni=ni,has_label=True)
 
 	def ethdev_txsend(self,name,ni=False,bogus_send=False,ext='.sigtx',add_args=[]):
 		tx_fn = get_file_with_ext(ext,cfg['tmpdir'],no_dot=True)
 		if not bogus_send: os.environ['MMGEN_BOGUS_SEND'] = ''
 		t = MMGenExpect(name,'mmgen-txsend', eth_args+add_args + [tx_fn])
 		if not bogus_send: os.environ['MMGEN_BOGUS_SEND'] = '1'
-		self.txsend_ui_common(t,name,quiet=True,bogus_send=bogus_send)
+		self.txsend_ui_common(t,name,quiet=True,bogus_send=bogus_send,has_label=True)
 
 	def ethdev_txcreate1(self,name):
 		menu = ['a','d','A','r','M','D','e','m','m']