diff --git a/layout/tools/reftest/mach_commands.py b/layout/tools/reftest/mach_commands.py
index 07cf0980aecb..153d5d8c154f 100644
--- a/layout/tools/reftest/mach_commands.py
+++ b/layout/tools/reftest/mach_commands.py
@@ -238,7 +238,12 @@ class MachCommands(MachCommandBase):
         if conditions.is_android(self):
             from mozrunner.devices.android_device import (verify_android_device, InstallIntent)
             install = InstallIntent.NO if kwargs.get('no_install') else InstallIntent.YES
+            verbose = False
+            if kwargs.get('log_mach_verbose') or kwargs.get('log_tbpl_level') == 'debug' or \
+               kwargs.get('log_mach_level') == 'debug' or kwargs.get('log_raw_level') == 'debug':
+                verbose = True
             verify_android_device(self, install=install, xre=True, network=True,
-                                  app=kwargs["app"], device_serial=kwargs["deviceSerial"])
+                                  app=kwargs["app"], device_serial=kwargs["deviceSerial"],
+                                  verbose=verbose)
             return reftest.run_android_test(**kwargs)
         return reftest.run_desktop_test(**kwargs)
diff --git a/layout/tools/reftest/reftestcommandline.py b/layout/tools/reftest/reftestcommandline.py
index f7caf9c44db2..4ab690771586 100644
--- a/layout/tools/reftest/reftestcommandline.py
+++ b/layout/tools/reftest/reftestcommandline.py
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ class RemoteArgumentsParser(ReftestArgumentsParser):
                           type=str,
                           dest="remoteTestRoot",
                           help="Remote directory to use as test root "
-                               "(eg. /mnt/sdcard/tests or /data/local/tests).")
+                               "(eg. /data/local/tmp/test_root).")
 
         self.add_argument("--httpd-path",
                           action="store",
diff --git a/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py b/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py
index e0a79d489eab..9de44635d70c 100644
--- a/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py
+++ b/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from contextlib import closing
 
 from six.moves.urllib_request import urlopen
 
-from mozdevice import ADBDevice, ADBTimeoutError
+from mozdevice import ADBDeviceFactory, ADBTimeoutError
 from remoteautomation import RemoteAutomation, fennecLogcatFilters
 
 from output import OutputHandler
@@ -164,13 +164,16 @@ class RemoteReftest(RefTest):
         self.localLogName = options.localLogName
 
         verbose = False
-        if options.log_tbpl_level == 'debug' or options.log_mach_level == 'debug':
+        if options.log_mach_verbose or options.log_tbpl_level == 'debug' or \
+           options.log_mach_level == 'debug' or options.log_raw_level == 'debug':
             verbose = True
             print("set verbose!")
-        self.device = ADBDevice(adb=options.adb_path or 'adb',
-                                device=options.deviceSerial,
-                                test_root=options.remoteTestRoot,
-                                verbose=verbose)
+        expected = options.app.split('/')[-1]
+        self.device = ADBDeviceFactory(adb=options.adb_path or 'adb',
+                                       device=options.deviceSerial,
+                                       test_root=options.remoteTestRoot,
+                                       verbose=verbose,
+                                       run_as_package=expected)
         if options.remoteTestRoot is None:
             options.remoteTestRoot = posixpath.join(self.device.test_root, "reftest")
         options.remoteProfile = posixpath.join(options.remoteTestRoot, "profile")
@@ -210,10 +213,10 @@ class RemoteReftest(RefTest):
         expected = options.app.split('/')[-1]
         if not self.device.is_app_installed(expected):
             raise Exception("%s is not installed on this device" % expected)
-
+        self.device.run_as_package = expected
         self.device.clear_logcat()
 
-        self.device.rm(self.remoteCache, force=True, recursive=True, root=True)
+        self.device.rm(self.remoteCache, force=True, recursive=True)
 
         procName = options.app.split('/')[-1]
         self.device.stop_application(procName)
@@ -327,7 +330,7 @@ class RemoteReftest(RefTest):
             # make sure the parent directories of the profile which
             # may have been created by the push, also have their
             # permissions set to allow access.
-            self.device.chmod(options.remoteTestRoot, recursive=True, root=True)
+            self.device.chmod(options.remoteTestRoot, recursive=True)
         except Exception:
             print("Automation Error: Failed to copy profiledir to device")
             raise
@@ -398,9 +401,9 @@ class RemoteReftest(RefTest):
         return status
 
     def cleanup(self, profileDir):
-        self.device.rm(self.remoteTestRoot,  force=True, recursive=True, root=True)
-        self.device.rm(self.remoteProfile, force=True, recursive=True, root=True)
-        self.device.rm(self.remoteCache, force=True, recursive=True, root=True)
+        self.device.rm(self.remoteTestRoot,  force=True, recursive=True)
+        self.device.rm(self.remoteProfile, force=True, recursive=True)
+        self.device.rm(self.remoteCache, force=True, recursive=True)
         RefTest.cleanup(self, profileDir)