diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
index 4ab1843ec3..48f08d6d2e 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,18 @@ qint64 LimitedNodeList::sendPacket(std::unique_ptr<NLPacket> packet, const HifiS
 
         return size;
     } else {
-        return sendUnreliablePacket(*packet, sockAddr, hmacAuth);
+        auto size = sendUnreliablePacket(*packet, sockAddr, hmacAuth);
+        if (size < 0) {
+            auto now = usecTimestampNow();
+            eachNode([now](const SharedNodePointer & node) {
+                qCDebug(networking) << "Stats for " << node->getPublicSocket() << "\n"
+                    << "    Last Heard Microstamp: " << node->getLastHeardMicrostamp() << " (" << (now - node->getLastHeardMicrostamp()) << "usec ago)\n"
+                    << "    Outbound Kbps: " << node->getOutboundKbps() << "\n"
+                    << "    Inbound Kbps: " << node->getInboundKbps() << "\n"
+                    << "    Ping: " << node->getPingMs();
+            });
+        }
+        return size;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
index 98d6c0a6be..2867e83a1c 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
@@ -226,8 +226,17 @@ qint64 Socket::writeDatagram(const QByteArray& datagram, const HifiSockAddr& soc
     qint64 bytesWritten = _udpSocket.writeDatagram(datagram, sockAddr.getAddress(), sockAddr.getPort());
 
     if (bytesWritten < 0) {
-        // when saturating a link this isn't an uncommon message - suppress it so it doesn't bomb the debug
-        qCDebug(networking) << "Socket::writeDatagram : " << sockAddr << " " << _udpSocket.error();
+        qCDebug(networking) << "udt::writeDatagram (" << _udpSocket.state() << ") error - " << _udpSocket.error() << "(" << _udpSocket.errorString() << ")";
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+        int wsaError = WSAGetLastError();
+        qCDebug(networking) << "windows socket error " << wsaError;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_EVENT_QUEUE
+        int nodeListQueueSize = ::hifi::qt::getEventQueueSize(thread());
+        qCDebug(networking) << "Networking queue size - " << nodeListQueueSize;
+#endif // DEBUG_EVENT_QUEUE    
     }
 
     return bytesWritten;
@@ -490,7 +499,11 @@ std::vector<HifiSockAddr> Socket::getConnectionSockAddrs() {
 }
 
 void Socket::handleSocketError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError socketError) {
-    qCDebug(networking) << "udt::Socket error - " << socketError;
+    qCDebug(networking) << "udt::Socket (" << _udpSocket.state() << ") error - " << socketError << "(" << _udpSocket.errorString() << ")";
+#ifdef DEBUG_EVENT_QUEUE
+    int nodeListQueueSize = ::hifi::qt::getEventQueueSize(thread());
+    qCDebug(networking) << "Networking queue size - " << nodeListQueueSize;
+#endif // DEBUG_EVENT_QUEUE
 }
 
 void Socket::handleStateChanged(QAbstractSocket::SocketState socketState) {