diff --git a/environment.py b/environment.py
index 1fb35d0df..0b7e3c61a 100644
--- a/environment.py
+++ b/environment.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class CCompiler():
         commands = self.get_exelist()
         commands.append(srcname)
         commands += self.get_output_flags(exename)
-        p = subprocess.Popen(commands, cwd=os.path.split(srcname)[0])#, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        p = subprocess.Popen(commands, cwd=os.path.split(srcname)[0], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
         p.communicate()
         os.remove(srcname)
         if p.returncode != 0:
diff --git a/interpreter.py b/interpreter.py
index 75fad0462..45aa3b09f 100644
--- a/interpreter.py
+++ b/interpreter.py
@@ -671,9 +671,20 @@ class CompilerHolder(InterpreterObject):
         code = args[0]
         if isinstance(code, nodes.StringStatement):
             code = code.get_value()
+        testname = kwargs.get('name', '')
+        if not isinstance(testname, str):
+            raise InterpreterException('Testname argument must be a string.')
         if not isinstance(code, str):
             raise InterpreterException('First argument is not a string.')
         result = self.compiler.run(code)
+        if len(testname) > 0:
+            if not result.compiled:
+                h = mlog.red('DID NOT COMPILE')
+            elif result.returncode == 0:
+                h = mlog.green('YES')
+            else:
+                h = mlog.red('NO (%d)' % result.returncode)
+            mlog.log('Checking if "', mlog.bold(testname), '" runs : ', h, sep='')
         return TryRunResultHolder(result)
 
     def get_id_method(self, args, kwargs):
diff --git a/test cases/common/39 tryrun/meson.build b/test cases/common/39 tryrun/meson.build
index 212f9fa1c..a45d3e23f 100644
--- a/test cases/common/39 tryrun/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/39 tryrun/meson.build	
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ error_code = '''int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 no_compile_code = '''int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 '''
 
-ok = cc.run(ok_code)
-err = cc.run(error_code)
-noc = cc.run(no_compile_code)
+ok = cc.run(ok_code, name : 'should succeed')
+err = cc.run(error_code, name : 'should fail')
+noc = cc.run(no_compile_code, name : 'does not compile')
 
 if noc.compiled()
   error('Compilation fail test failed.')