diff --git a/test/externalTests/plugins/testCommon.js b/test/externalTests/plugins/testCommon.js
index 20ce5a592..64912eade 100644
--- a/test/externalTests/plugins/testCommon.js
+++ b/test/externalTests/plugins/testCommon.js
@@ -142,12 +142,14 @@ function inject (bot) {
     }
   }
 
+  // DEBUG
+  bot._client.on('packet', function (data, meta) {
+    if (['chunk', 'time', 'light', 'alive'].some(e => meta.name.includes(e))) return
+    console.log('->', meta.name, JSON.stringify(data)?.slice(0, 100))
+  })
+
   // you need to be in creative mode for this to work
   async function setInventorySlot (targetSlot, item) {
-    // DEBUG
-    bot._client.on('packet', function (data, meta) {
-      console.log(meta.name, JSON.stringify(data)?.slice(0, 100))
-    })
     assert(item === null || item.name !== 'unknown', `item should not be unknown ${JSON.stringify(item)}`)
     return bot.creative.setInventorySlot(targetSlot, item)
   }