diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Communicator.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Communicator.java
index a5445f1be..7f12f1bb4 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Communicator.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Communicator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Communicator.java,v 1.14 2001/10/01 22:14:54 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Communicator.java,v 1.15 2001/10/03 03:39:39 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.client;
 
@@ -390,6 +390,12 @@ public class Communicator
             }
         }
 
+        protected void handleIterateFailure (Exception e)
+        {
+            Log.warning("Uncaught exception it reader thread.");
+            Log.logStackTrace(e);
+        }
+
         protected void didShutdown ()
         {
             // let the communicator know when we finally go away
@@ -437,6 +443,12 @@ public class Communicator
             }
         }
 
+        protected void handleIterateFailure (Exception e)
+        {
+            Log.warning("Uncaught exception it writer thread.");
+            Log.logStackTrace(e);
+        }
+
         protected void didShutdown ()
         {
             writerDidExit();