diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioRingBuffer.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioRingBuffer.cpp
index 7037eb2154..c7084e0d1d 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioRingBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioRingBuffer.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ PositionalAudioRingBuffer::PositionalAudioRingBuffer(PositionalAudioRingBuffer::
     _position(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),
     _orientation(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),
     _willBeAddedToMix(false),
-    _shouldLoopbackForNode(false)
+    _shouldLoopbackForNode(false),
+    _shouldOutputStarveDebug(true)
 {
     
 }
@@ -57,11 +58,19 @@ int PositionalAudioRingBuffer::parsePositionalData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer,
 
 bool PositionalAudioRingBuffer::shouldBeAddedToMix(int numJitterBufferSamples) {
     if (!isNotStarvedOrHasMinimumSamples(NETWORK_BUFFER_LENGTH_SAMPLES_PER_CHANNEL + numJitterBufferSamples)) {
-        qDebug() << "Starved and do not have minimum samples to start. Buffer held back.\n";
+        if (_shouldOutputStarveDebug) {
+            qDebug() << "Starved and do not have minimum samples to start. Buffer held back.\n";
+            _shouldOutputStarveDebug = false;
+        }
+        
         return false;
     } else if (samplesAvailable() < NETWORK_BUFFER_LENGTH_SAMPLES_PER_CHANNEL) {
         qDebug() << "Do not have number of samples needed for interval. Buffer starved.\n";
         _isStarved = true;
+        
+        // reset our _shouldOutputStarveDebug to true so the next is printed
+        _shouldOutputStarveDebug = true;
+        
         return false;
     } else {
         // good buffer, add this to the mix
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioRingBuffer.h b/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioRingBuffer.h
index 189ac34058..55ed627c4d 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioRingBuffer.h
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioRingBuffer.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ protected:
     glm::quat _orientation;
     bool _willBeAddedToMix;
     bool _shouldLoopbackForNode;
+    bool _shouldOutputStarveDebug;
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__PositionalAudioRingBuffer__) */