diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a833db..f3e26e0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 all: codecheck test
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf build dist *.egg-info *.pyc
+	rm -rf build dist *.egg-info *.pyc mnexec bin/mnexec
 
 MININET = mininet/*.py
 TEST = mininet/test/*.py
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ PYSRC = $(MININET) $(TEST) $(EXAMPLES) $(BIN)
 P8IGN = E251,E201,E302,E202
 
 codecheck: $(PYSRC)
+	-echo "Running code check"
 	pyflakes $(PYSRC)
 	pylint --rcfile=.pylint $(PYSRC)
 	pep8 --repeat --ignore=$(P8IGN) $(PYSRC)
 
 test: $(MININET) $(TEST)
+	-echo "Running tests"
 	mininet/test/test_nets.py
 
 install: mnexec