diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/client/ZoneDirector.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/client/ZoneDirector.java
index 140e33aa6..850f61aab 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/client/ZoneDirector.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/client/ZoneDirector.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ZoneDirector.java,v 1.12 2003/01/18 20:12:49 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ZoneDirector.java,v 1.13 2003/01/18 22:45:16 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.zone.client;
 
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ public class ZoneDirector extends BasicDirector
         }
 
         // issue a moveTo request
-        Log.info("Issuing zoned moveTo(" + ZoneUtil.zoneType(zoneId) + ":" +
-                 ZoneUtil.zoneId(zoneId) + ", " + sceneId + ", " +
-                 sceneVers + ").");
+        Log.info("Issuing zoned moveTo(" + ZoneUtil.toString(zoneId) +
+                 ", " + sceneId + ", " + sceneVers + ").");
         _zservice.moveTo(_ctx.getClient(), zoneId, sceneId, sceneVers, this);
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/util/ZoneUtil.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/util/ZoneUtil.java
index 04a2f010c..e75d613dc 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/util/ZoneUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/util/ZoneUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ZoneUtil.java,v 1.2 2002/01/29 02:05:49 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ZoneUtil.java,v 1.3 2003/01/18 22:45:16 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.zone.util;
 
@@ -36,4 +36,13 @@ public class ZoneUtil
     {
         return (0x00FFFFFF & qualifiedZoneId);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an easier to read representation of the supplied qualified
+     * zone id: <code>type:id</code>.
+     */
+    public static String toString (int qualifiedZoneId)
+    {
+        return zoneType(qualifiedZoneId) + ":" + zoneId(qualifiedZoneId);
+    }
 }