diff --git a/test/e2e/README.md b/test/e2e/README.md
index d17864611..50f248c51 100644
--- a/test/e2e/README.md
+++ b/test/e2e/README.md
@@ -82,11 +82,36 @@ func init() {
 
 ### Debugging Failures
 
-If a command or test fails, the runner simply exits with an error message and non-zero status code. The testnet is left running with data in the testnet directory, and can be inspected with e.g. `docker ps`, `docker logs`, or `./build/runner -f <manifest> logs` or `tail`. To shut down and remove the testnet, run `./build/runner -f <manifest> cleanup`.
+If a command or test fails, the runner simply exits with an error message and
+non-zero status code. The testnet is left running with data in the testnet
+directory, and can be inspected with e.g. `docker ps`, `docker logs`, or
+`./build/runner -f <manifest> logs` or `tail`. To shut down and remove the
+testnet, run `./build/runner -f <manifest> cleanup`.
+
+If the standard `log_level` is not detailed enough (e.g. you want "debug" level
+logging for certain modules), you can change it in the manifest file.
+
+Each node exposes a [pprof](https://golang.org/pkg/runtime/pprof/) server. To
+find out the local port, run `docker port <NODENAME> 6060 | awk -F: '{print
+$2}'`. Then you may perform any queries supported by the pprof tool. Julia
+Evans has a [great
+post](https://jvns.ca/blog/2017/09/24/profiling-go-with-pprof/) on this
+subject.
+
+```bash
+export PORT=$(docker port full01 6060 | awk -F: '{print $2}')
+
+go tool pprof http://localhost:$PORT/debug/pprof/goroutine
+go tool pprof http://localhost:$PORT/debug/pprof/heap
+go tool pprof http://localhost:$PORT/debug/pprof/threadcreate
+go tool pprof http://localhost:$PORT/debug/pprof/block
+go tool pprof http://localhost:$PORT/debug/pprof/mutex
+```
 
 ## Enabling IPv6
 
-Docker does not enable IPv6 by default. To do so, enter the following in `daemon.json` (or in the Docker for Mac UI under Preferences → Docker Engine):
+Docker does not enable IPv6 by default. To do so, enter the following in
+`daemon.json` (or in the Docker for Mac UI under Preferences → Docker Engine):
 
 ```json
 {
diff --git a/test/e2e/docker/Dockerfile b/test/e2e/docker/Dockerfile
index 825aa7f0d..807b9f572 100644
--- a/test/e2e/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/e2e/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ WORKDIR /tendermint
 VOLUME /tendermint
 ENV TMHOME=/tendermint
 
-EXPOSE 26656 26657 26660
+EXPOSE 26656 26657 26660 6060
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/entrypoint"]
 CMD ["node"]
 STOPSIGNAL SIGTERM
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/setup.go b/test/e2e/runner/setup.go
index c1a7502db..7354d74da 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/setup.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/setup.go
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ services:
     ports:
     - 26656
     - {{ if .ProxyPort }}{{ .ProxyPort }}:{{ end }}26657
+    - 6060
     volumes:
     - ./{{ .Name }}:/tendermint
     networks:
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ func MakeConfig(node *e2e.Node) (*config.Config, error) {
 	cfg.Moniker = node.Name
 	cfg.ProxyApp = AppAddressTCP
 	cfg.RPC.ListenAddress = "tcp://0.0.0.0:26657"
+	cfg.RPC.PprofListenAddress = ":6060"
 	cfg.P2P.ExternalAddress = fmt.Sprintf("tcp://%v", node.AddressP2P(false))
 	cfg.P2P.AddrBookStrict = false
 	cfg.DBBackend = node.Database