diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NetworkPacket.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/NetworkPacket.cpp
index 6319a5ab1a..0acabbac58 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NetworkPacket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NetworkPacket.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ NetworkPacket::NetworkPacket() {
 
 NetworkPacket::~NetworkPacket() {
     // nothing to do
-    printf("NetworkPacket::~NetworkPacket() this=%p this.getData()=%p\n", this, getData());
 }
 
 void NetworkPacket::copyContents(const sockaddr& address, const unsigned char*  packetData, ssize_t packetLength) {
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
index 7e8ffec44f..c1d0a84f0f 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
@@ -31,16 +31,13 @@ bool ReceivedPacketProcessor::process() {
         usleep(RECEIVED_THREAD_SLEEP_INTERVAL);
     }
     while (_packets.size() > 0) {
-        NetworkPacket& packet = _packets.front();
 
-        printf("ReceivedPacketProcessor::process() calling processPacket() NetworkPacket=%p packet.getData()=%p packet.getLength()=%ld\n",
-            &packet, packet.getData(), packet.getLength() );
-            
-        processPacket(packet.getAddress(), packet.getData(), packet.getLength());
-
-        lock();
-        _packets.erase(_packets.begin());
-        unlock();
+        lock(); // lock to make sure nothing changes on us
+        NetworkPacket& packet = _packets.front(); // get the oldest packet
+        NetworkPacket temporary = packet; // make a copy of the packet in case the vector is resized on us
+        _packets.erase(_packets.begin()); // remove the oldest packet
+        unlock(); // let others add to the packets
+        processPacket(temporary.getAddress(), temporary.getData(), temporary.getLength()); // process our temporary copy
     }
     return isStillRunning();  // keep running till they terminate us
 }