diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.cpp
index 29715f9d90..6c0c0d9bfe 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ OctreePersistThread::OctreePersistThread(Octree* tree, const QString& filename,
 {
 }
 
+OctreePersistThread::~OctreePersistThread() {
+    qDebug() << "OctreePersistThread::~OctreePersistThread()...";
+}
+
 bool OctreePersistThread::process() {
 
     if (!_initialLoadComplete) {
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.h b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.h
index ce6190b0e6..8e70733192 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.h
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePersistThread.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
     static const int DEFAULT_PERSIST_INTERVAL = 1000 * 30; // every 30 seconds
 
     OctreePersistThread(Octree* tree, const QString& filename, int persistInterval = DEFAULT_PERSIST_INTERVAL);
+    ~OctreePersistThread();
 
     bool isInitialLoadComplete() const { return _initialLoadComplete; }
     quint64 getLoadElapsedTime() const { return _loadTimeUSecs; }