diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index 20c56e9a8d..afa0d883cc 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
     "esbuild": "^0.19.0",
     "jest-when": "^3.1.0",
     "msw": "^1.0.0",
+    "strip-ansi": "^7.1.0",
     "supertest": "^6.1.3",
     "wait-for-expect": "^3.0.2",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0"
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.test.ts
index 076c9e1a11..a50baa9944 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.test.ts
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { RESOURCE_TYPE_SCAFFOLDER_ACTION } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common/alpha';
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi';
 
 describe('DefaultWorkflowRunner', () => {
   const logger = getVoidLogger();
   let actionRegistry = new TemplateActionRegistry();
   let runner: NunjucksWorkflowRunner;
   let fakeActionHandler: jest.Mock;
+  let fakeTaskLog: jest.Mock;
 
   const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
 
@@ -65,17 +67,24 @@ describe('DefaultWorkflowRunner', () => {
     isDryRun,
     complete: async () => {},
     done: false,
-    emitLog: async () => {},
+    emitLog: fakeTaskLog,
     cancelSignal: new AbortController().signal,
     getWorkspaceName: () => Promise.resolve('test-workspace'),
   });
 
+  function expectTaskLog(message: string) {
+    expect(fakeTaskLog.mock.calls.map(args => stripAnsi(args[0]))).toContain(
+      message,
+    );
+  }
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockDir.clear();
 
     jest.resetAllMocks();
     actionRegistry = new TemplateActionRegistry();
     fakeActionHandler = jest.fn();
+    fakeTaskLog = jest.fn();
 
     actionRegistry.register({
       id: 'jest-mock-action',
@@ -554,6 +563,7 @@ describe('DefaultWorkflowRunner', () => {
 
   describe('each', () => {
     it('should run a step repeatedly - flat values', async () => {
+      const colors = ['blue', 'green', 'red'];
       const task = createMockTaskWithSpec({
         apiVersion: 'scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3',
         steps: [
@@ -567,21 +577,19 @@ describe('DefaultWorkflowRunner', () => {
         ],
         output: {},
         parameters: {
-          colors: ['blue', 'green', 'red'],
+          colors,
         },
       });
-
       await runner.execute(task);
 
-      expect(fakeActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({ input: { color: 'blue' } }),
-      );
-      expect(fakeActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({ input: { color: 'green' } }),
-      );
-      expect(fakeActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({ input: { color: 'red' } }),
-      );
+      colors.forEach((color, idx) => {
+        expectTaskLog(
+          `info: Running step each: {"key":"${idx}","value":"${color}"}`,
+        );
+        expect(fakeActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({ input: { color } }),
+        );
+      });
     });
 
     it('should run a step repeatedly - object list', async () => {
@@ -604,9 +612,11 @@ describe('DefaultWorkflowRunner', () => {
           settings: [{ color: 'blue' }],
         },
       });
-
       await runner.execute(task);
 
+      expectTaskLog(
+        'info: Running step each: {"key":"0","value":"[object Object]"}',
+      );
       expect(fakeActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           input: { key: '0', value: { color: 'blue' } },
@@ -615,6 +625,10 @@ describe('DefaultWorkflowRunner', () => {
     });
 
     it('should run a step repeatedly - object', async () => {
+      const settings = {
+        color: 'blue',
+        transparent: 'yes',
+      };
       const task = createMockTaskWithSpec({
         apiVersion: 'scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3',
         steps: [
@@ -628,22 +642,21 @@ describe('DefaultWorkflowRunner', () => {
         ],
         output: {},
         parameters: {
-          settings: { color: 'blue', transparent: 'yes' },
+          settings,
         },
       });
-
       await runner.execute(task);
 
-      expect(fakeActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          input: { key: 'color', value: 'blue' },
-        }),
-      );
-      expect(fakeActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          input: { key: 'transparent', value: 'yes' },
-        }),
-      );
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(settings)) {
+        expectTaskLog(
+          `info: Running step each: {"key":"${key}","value":"${value}"}`,
+        );
+        expect(fakeActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            input: { key, value },
+          }),
+        );
+      }
     });
 
     it('should run a step repeatedly with validation of single-expression value', async () => {
@@ -666,13 +679,16 @@ describe('DefaultWorkflowRunner', () => {
       });
       await runner.execute(task);
 
-      for (const foo of numbers) {
+      numbers.forEach((foo, idx) => {
+        expectTaskLog(
+          `info: Running step each: {"key":"${idx}","value":"${foo}"}`,
+        );
         expect(fakeActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           expect.objectContaining({
             input: { foo },
           }),
         );
-      }
+      });
     });
 
     it('should validate each action iteration', async () => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 70667644f7..115cfb9137 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8634,6 +8634,7 @@ __metadata:
     p-limit: ^3.1.0
     p-queue: ^6.6.2
     prom-client: ^14.0.1
+    strip-ansi: ^7.1.0
     supertest: ^6.1.3
     uuid: ^8.2.0
     wait-for-expect: ^3.0.2
@@ -40763,12 +40764,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"strip-ansi@npm:^7.0.1":
-  version: 7.0.1
-  resolution: "strip-ansi@npm:7.0.1"
+"strip-ansi@npm:^7.0.1, strip-ansi@npm:^7.1.0":
+  version: 7.1.0
+  resolution: "strip-ansi@npm:7.1.0"
   dependencies:
     ansi-regex: ^6.0.1
-  checksum: 257f78fa433520e7f9897722731d78599cb3fce29ff26a20a5e12ba4957463b50a01136f37c43707f4951817a75e90820174853d6ccc240997adc5df8f966039
+  checksum: 859c73fcf27869c22a4e4d8c6acfe690064659e84bef9458aa6d13719d09ca88dcfd40cbf31fd0be63518ea1a643fe070b4827d353e09533a5b0b9fd4553d64d
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard