diff --git a/assignment-client/src/main.cpp b/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
index 0b9da7fa70..1d2f7c2bb7 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void childClient() {
             // construct the deployed assignment from the packet data
             Assignment* deployedAssignment = AssignmentFactory::unpackAssignment(packetData, receivedBytes);
             
-            qDebug() << "Received an assignment -" << deployedAssignment << "\n";
+            qDebug() << "Received an assignment -" << *deployedAssignment << "\n";
             
             // switch our nodelist DOMAIN_IP
             if (packetData[0] == PACKET_TYPE_CREATE_ASSIGNMENT ||
diff --git a/domain-server/src/main.cpp b/domain-server/src/main.cpp
index 402430e632..0845ade33d 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/main.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/main.cpp
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
                 // unpack it
                 Assignment* createAssignment = new Assignment(packetData, receivedBytes);
                 
-                qDebug() << "Received a create assignment -" << createAssignment << "\n";
+                qDebug() << "Received a create assignment -" << *createAssignment << "\n";
                 
                 // add the assignment at the back of the queue
                 ::assignmentQueueMutex.lock();