diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsServer.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsServer.java
index 206bf3e43..c9cfdd4da 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsServer.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsServer.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class PresentsServer
         conmgr.setAuthenticator(new DummyAuthenticator());
 
         // create our client manager
-        clmgr = new ClientManager(conmgr);
+        clmgr = createClientManager(conmgr);
 
         // create our invocation manager
         invmgr = new InvocationManager(omgr);
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ public class PresentsServer
         }.schedule(REPORT_INTERVAL, true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates the client manager to be used on this server.
+     */
+    protected ClientManager createClientManager (ConnectionManager conmgr)
+    {
+        return new ClientManager(conmgr);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates the distributed object manager to be used on this server.
      */