diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsSession.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsSession.java
index d10e1fc69..8e83f2834 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsSession.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsSession.java
@@ -1053,7 +1053,9 @@ public class PresentsSession
         {
             // send a pong response using the transport with which the message was received
             PingRequest req = (PingRequest)msg;
-            log.info("Got ping, ponging", "client", client._username);
+            if (PING_DEBUG) {
+                log.info("Got ping, ponging", "client", client._username);
+            }
             client.safePostMessage(new PongResponse(req.getUnpackStamp(), req.getTransport()));
         }
     }
@@ -1123,6 +1125,9 @@ public class PresentsSession
      * ended. */
     protected static final long FLUSH_TIME = 7 * 60 * 1000L;
 
+    // TEMP
+    protected static final boolean PING_DEBUG = Boolean.getBoolean("ping_debug");
+
     // register our message dispatchers
     static {
         _disps.put(SubscribeRequest.class, new SubscribeDispatcher());
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ServerCommunicator.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ServerCommunicator.java
index bcc3c90af..4ab7c40e1 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ServerCommunicator.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ServerCommunicator.java
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ public class ServerCommunicator extends Communicator
                     // outgoing traffic on this connection is used to prevent idleness
                     // TODO: shouldn't PongResponse handle this?
                     _lastEvent = System.currentTimeMillis();
-                    // TEMP: debug
-                    if (msg instanceof PingRequest) {
+                    if (PING_DEBUG && msg instanceof PingRequest) { // TEMP
                         log.info("Pinging on server comm " + msg);
                     }
                 }
@@ -205,4 +204,7 @@ public class ServerCommunicator extends Communicator
     protected ClientDObjectMgr _omgr;
     protected ClassLoader _loader;
     protected Exception _logonError;
+
+    // TEMP
+    protected static final boolean PING_DEBUG = Boolean.getBoolean("ping_debug");
 }