diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp
index d2c1cf281e..fe2e271a09 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp
@@ -107,8 +107,13 @@ void OctreeQueryNode::nodeKilled() {
 
 void OctreeQueryNode::initializeOctreeSendThread(const SharedAssignmentPointer& myAssignment, const SharedNodePointer& node) {
     // Create octree sending thread...
+    qDebug() << "OctreeQueryNode::initializeOctreeSendThread()... BEFORE new OctreeSendThread(myAssignment, node);";
     _octreeSendThread = new OctreeSendThread(myAssignment, node);
+    qDebug() << "OctreeQueryNode::initializeOctreeSendThread()... AFTER new OctreeSendThread(myAssignment, node);";
+
+    qDebug() << "OctreeQueryNode::initializeOctreeSendThread()... BEFORE _octreeSendThread->initialize(true)";
     _octreeSendThread->initialize(true);
+    qDebug() << "OctreeQueryNode::initializeOctreeSendThread()... AFTER _octreeSendThread->initialize(true)";
 }
 
 bool OctreeQueryNode::packetIsDuplicate() const {
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp
index b98d17c033..20a7260737 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,19 @@ OctreeSendThread::OctreeSendThread(const SharedAssignmentPointer& myAssignment,
     _nodeMissingCount(0),
     _isShuttingDown(false)
 {
-    qDebug() << qPrintable(_myServer->getMyServerName())  << "server [" << _myServer << "]: client connected "
+    qDebug() << "OctreeSendThread::OctreeSendThread()... START";
+    
+    QString serverName("Octree");
+    if (_myServer) {
+        serverName = _myServer->getMyServerName();
+    }
+    qDebug() << qPrintable(serverName)  << "server [" << _myServer << "]: client connected "
                                             "- starting sending thread [" << this << "]";
 
+    qDebug() << "OctreeSendThread::OctreeSendThread()... before OctreeServer::clientConnected()";
     OctreeServer::clientConnected();
+    qDebug() << "OctreeSendThread::OctreeSendThread()... AFTER OctreeServer::clientConnected()";
+    qDebug() << "OctreeSendThread::OctreeSendThread()... DONE";
 }
 
 OctreeSendThread::~OctreeSendThread() {
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeServer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeServer.cpp
index 977c0c25f3..e791b542fc 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeServer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeServer.cpp
@@ -842,8 +842,12 @@ void OctreeServer::readPendingDatagrams() {
                         if (debug) {
                             qDebug() << "calling initializeOctreeSendThread()... node:" << *matchingNode;
                         }
+
+
+                        qDebug() << "OctreeServer::readPendingDatagrams()... BEFORE nodeData->initializeOctreeSendThread()";
                         SharedAssignmentPointer sharedAssignment = AssignmentClient::getCurrentAssignment();
                         nodeData->initializeOctreeSendThread(sharedAssignment, matchingNode);
+                        qDebug() << "OctreeServer::readPendingDatagrams()... AFTER nodeData->initializeOctreeSendThread()";
                     }
                 }
             } else if (packetType == PacketTypeJurisdictionRequest) {