diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/FrameReader.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/FrameReader.as
index 6a7e0fd15..bf8cfd454 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/FrameReader.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/io/FrameReader.as
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ public class FrameReader extends EventDispatcher
      */
     protected function socketHasData (event :ProgressEvent) :void
     {
-        Log.getLog(this).debug("socketHasData(" + _socket.bytesAvailable + ")");
+        if (ObjectInputStream.DEBUG) {
+            Log.getLog(this).debug(
+                "socketHasData(" + _socket.bytesAvailable + ")");
+        }
         if (_curData == null) {
             if (_socket.bytesAvailable < HEADER_SIZE) {
                 // if there are less bytes available than a header, let's
@@ -52,7 +55,9 @@ public class FrameReader extends EventDispatcher
         if (_length === _curData.length) {
             // we have now read a complete frame, let us dispatch the data
             _curData.position = 0; // move the read pointer to the beginning
-            Log.getLog(this).debug("+ FrameAvailable");
+            if (ObjectInputStream.DEBUG) {
+                Log.getLog(this).debug("+ FrameAvailable");
+            }
             dispatchEvent(new FrameAvailableEvent(_curData));
             _curData = null; // clear, so we know we need to first read length
 
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/ObjectInputStream.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/ObjectInputStream.as
index eff03df11..7b2d994c6 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/ObjectInputStream.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/io/ObjectInputStream.as
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class ObjectInputStream
 
             // a zero code indicates a null value
             if (code == 0) {
-                log.debug(DEBUG_ID + "Read null");
+                if (DEBUG) log.debug(DEBUG_ID + "Read null");
                 return null;
             }
 
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ public class ObjectInputStream
 
                 cmap = new ClassMapping(code, cname, streamer);
                 _classMap[code] = cmap;
-                log.debug(DEBUG_ID +
+                if (DEBUG) log.debug(DEBUG_ID +
                     "Created mapping: (" + code + "): " + cname);
 
             } else {
-                log.debug(DEBUG_ID + "Read known code: (" + code + ")");
+                if (DEBUG) log.debug(
+                    DEBUG_ID + "Read known code: (" + code + ")");
                 cmap = (_classMap[code] as ClassMapping);
                 if (null == cmap) {
                     throw new IOError("Read object for which we have no " +
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ public class ObjectInputStream
             }
             //log.debug("Reading object...");
             readBareObjectImpl(target, cmap.streamer);
-            log.debug(DEBUG_ID + "Read object: " + target);
+            if (DEBUG) log.debug(DEBUG_ID + "Read object: " + target);
             return target;
 
         } catch (me :MemoryError) {
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ public class ObjectInputStream
     protected var _classMap :Array = new Array();
 
 
-
+    public static const DEBUG :Boolean = false;
     private static var _tempy :int = 0;
 }
 }