diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
index c43fd029d3..d42124e888 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ int DomainServer::civetwebRequestHandler(struct mg_connection *connection) {
                     mg_printf(connection, "%s", RESPONSE_200);
                     
                     // we have a valid UUID and node - kill the node that has this assignment
-                    NodeList::getInstance()->killNodeWithUUID(deleteUUID);
+                    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(NodeList::getInstance(), "killNodeWithUUID", Q_ARG(const QUuid&, deleteUUID));
                     
                     // successfully processed request
                     return 1;
diff --git a/interface/src/starfield/Controller.cpp b/interface/src/starfield/Controller.cpp
index 5c65f81b55..a453a3cdf8 100755
--- a/interface/src/starfield/Controller.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/starfield/Controller.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ bool Controller::computeStars(unsigned numStars, unsigned seed) {
     
     this->retile(numStars, _tileResolution);
     
-    qDebug() << "Total time to generate stars: " << ((usecTimestampNow() - usecTimestamp(&startTime)) / 1000) << "msec";
+    qDebug() << "Total time to retile and generate stars: "
+        << ((usecTimestampNow() - usecTimestamp(&startTime)) / 1000) << "msec";
     
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.h b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.h
index d128eb94df..59945f82ea 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public:
     int fillPingReplyPacket(unsigned char* pingBuffer, unsigned char* replyBuffer);
     void pingPublicAndLocalSocketsForInactiveNode(Node* node);
     
-    void killNodeWithUUID(const QUuid& nodeUUID);
     void sendKillNode(const char* nodeTypes, int numNodeTypes);
     
     SharedNodePointer nodeWithAddress(const HifiSockAddr& senderSockAddr);
@@ -120,6 +119,8 @@ public slots:
     void sendDomainServerCheckIn();
     void pingInactiveNodes();
     void removeSilentNodes();
+    
+    void killNodeWithUUID(const QUuid& nodeUUID);
 signals:
     void domainChanged(const QString& domainHostname);
     void nodeAdded(SharedNodePointer);