diff --git a/tests/common.py b/tests/common.py
index ebb65b315d..29f0eb492c 100644
--- a/tests/common.py
+++ b/tests/common.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def has_grpc():
 
 
 def has_dpf():
-    return os.environ.get("DPF_PORT", "")
+    return bool(os.environ.get("DPF_PORT", ""))
 
 
 def is_smp():
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index fb7145adc2..723522a117 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+from shutil import get_terminal_size
 from sys import platform
 
 from _pytest.terminal import TerminalReporter  # for terminal customization
@@ -238,6 +239,38 @@ def requires_dependency(dependency: str):
     raise MapdlRuntimeError(ERRMSG)
 
 
+@pytest.hookimpl(trylast=True)
+def pytest_report_header(config, start_path, startdir):
+    text = []
+    text += ["Testing variables".center(get_terminal_size()[0], "-")]
+    text += [
+        f"Session dependent: ON_CI ({ON_CI}), TESTING_MINIMAL ({TESTING_MINIMAL}), SUPPORT_PLOTTING ({SUPPORT_PLOTTING})"
+    ]
+    text += [
+        f"OS dependent: ON_LINUX ({ON_LINUX}), ON_UBUNTU ({ON_UBUNTU}), ON_WINDOWS ({ON_WINDOWS}), ON_MACOS )({ON_MACOS})"
+    ]
+    text += [
+        f"MAPDL dependent: ON_LOCAL ({ON_LOCAL}), ON_STUDENT ({ON_STUDENT}), HAS_GRPC ({HAS_GRPC}), HAS_DPF ({HAS_DPF}), IS_SMP ({IS_SMP})"
+    ]
+
+    text += ["Environment variables".center(get_terminal_size()[0], "-")]
+    line = ""
+    for env_var in [
+        "PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE",
+        "PYMAPDL_PORT",
+        "PYMAPDL_DB_PORT",
+        "PYMAPDL_IP",
+        "DPF_PORT",
+        "DPF_START_SERVER",
+    ]:
+        env_var_value = os.environ.get(env_var, None)
+        if env_var_value is not None:
+            line += f"{env_var} ('{env_var_value}'), "
+    text += [line]
+    text += ["Pytest configuration".center(get_terminal_size()[0], "-")]
+    return "\n".join(text)
+
+
 ## Changing report line length
 class MyReporter(TerminalReporter):
     def short_test_summary(self):