diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.cpp
index d7b2dc5e97..09d2e94380 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ void MessagesClient::handleMessagesPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> receiv
     if (isText) {
         emit messageReceived(channel, message, senderID, false);
     } else {
+
+        // FIXME -- this is some super janky temporary debugging code, just to prove the data is going over the wire correctly
+        QString debugData;
+        for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++) {
+            auto byte = data[i];
+            if (i > 0) {
+                debugData += ", ";
+            }
+            debugData += QString::number(byte);
+        }
+        qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << "data:" << debugData;
+
         emit dataReceived(channel, data, senderID, false);
     }
 }
@@ -135,6 +147,17 @@ void MessagesClient::sendMessage(QString channel, QString message, bool localOnl
 }
 
 void MessagesClient::sendData(QString channel, QByteArray data, bool localOnly) {
+    // FIXME -- this is some super janky temporary debugging code, just to prove the data is going over the wire correctly
+    QString debugData;
+    for(int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++) {
+        auto byte = data[i];
+        if (i > 0) {
+            debugData += ", ";
+        }
+        debugData += QString::number(byte);
+    }
+    qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << "data:" << debugData;
+
     auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
     if (localOnly) {
         QUuid senderID = nodeList->getSessionUUID();
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TypedArrays.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/TypedArrays.cpp
index 4d5181ff33..661f978426 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TypedArrays.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TypedArrays.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ QScriptValue TypedArray::newInstance(QScriptValue array) {
 }
 
 QScriptValue TypedArray::newInstance(QScriptValue buffer, quint32 byteOffset, quint32 length) {
+    qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << "buffer:" << buffer.toVariant() << "byteOffset:" << byteOffset << "length:" << length;
+
     QScriptValue data = engine()->newObject();
     data.setProperty(_bufferName, buffer);
     data.setProperty(_byteOffsetName, byteOffset);
diff --git a/scripts/developer/tests/messagesTests.js b/scripts/developer/tests/messagesTests.js
index 27ac33bc9d..7b390f5caf 100644
--- a/scripts/developer/tests/messagesTests.js
+++ b/scripts/developer/tests/messagesTests.js
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ Script.update.connect(function(){
     if (counter == 100) {
         Messages.sendMessage(channelName, "foo");
     } else if (counter == 200) {
-        var data = new Int8Array([0,1,10,2,20,3,30]);
+        var data = new Int8Array(2);
+        //[0,1,10,2,20,3,30]);
+        data[0]=1;
+        data[1]=10;
         print("about to call sendData() data.length:", data.length);
         Messages.sendData(channelName, data.buffer);
         counter = 0;