diff --git a/plugins/renepay/payment.c b/plugins/renepay/payment.c
index 9012acee0642..da40162847b0 100644
--- a/plugins/renepay/payment.c
+++ b/plugins/renepay/payment.c
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ void payment_note(struct payment *p, const char *fmt, ...)
 	va_end(ap);
 	tal_arr_expand(&p->paynotes, str);
 	debug_info("%s",str);
+
+	if (p->cmd)
+		plugin_notify_message(p->cmd, LOG_INFORM, "%s", str);
 }
 
 void payment_assert_delivering_incomplete(const struct payment *p)
diff --git a/tests/test_renepay.py b/tests/test_renepay.py
index 5f24889f4622..7029f213f3ee 100644
--- a/tests/test_renepay.py
+++ b/tests/test_renepay.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from fixtures import *  # noqa: F401,F403
 from pyln.client import RpcError, Millisatoshi
-from utils import only_one, wait_for, mine_funding_to_announce, sync_blockheight
+from utils import only_one, wait_for, mine_funding_to_announce, sync_blockheight, TEST_NETWORK
 import pytest
 import random
 import time
 import json
+import subprocess
 
 
 def test_simple(node_factory):
@@ -309,8 +310,19 @@ def test_hardmpp(node_factory):
         print(json.dumps(l3.rpc.listpeerchannels()), file=f)
 
     inv2 = l6.rpc.invoice("1800000sat", "inv2", 'description')
-    l1.rpc.call(
-        'renepay', {'invstring': inv2['bolt11']})
+
+    out = subprocess.check_output(['cli/lightning-cli',
+                                   '--network={}'.format(TEST_NETWORK),
+                                   '--lightning-dir={}'
+                                   .format(l1.daemon.lightning_dir),
+                                   '-k',
+                                   'renepay', 'invstring={}'.format(inv2['bolt11'])]).decode('utf-8')
+    lines = out.split('\n')
+    # First comes commentry
+    assert any([l.startswith('#') for l in lines])
+
+    # Now comes JSON
+    json.loads("".join([l for l in lines if not l.startswith('#')]))
     l1.wait_for_htlcs()
     invoice = only_one(l6.rpc.listinvoices('inv2')['invoices'])
     assert isinstance(invoice['amount_received_msat'], Millisatoshi)