diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/model/ModelMesh.java b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/model/ModelMesh.java
index 4dfb0bc3e..f6c52b437 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/model/ModelMesh.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/model/ModelMesh.java
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ public class ModelMesh extends TriMesh
         _textureByteBuffer = textures;
         _indexByteBuffer = indices;
         
-        // initialize the model if we're displaying
-        if (DisplaySystem.getDisplaySystem() == null) {
-            return;
-        }
         if (_boundingType == BOX_BOUND) {
             setModelBound(new BoundingBox());
         } else { // _boundingType == SPHERE_BOUND
@@ -127,6 +123,10 @@ public class ModelMesh extends TriMesh
         }
         updateModelBound();
         
+        // initialize the model if we're displaying
+        if (DisplaySystem.getDisplaySystem() == null) {
+            return;
+        } 
         if (_backCull == null) {
             initSharedStates();
         }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/tools/CompileModelTask.java b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/tools/CompileModelTask.java
index f2d7a6893..b92e61e4a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/tools/CompileModelTask.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/tools/CompileModelTask.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
 
 import com.jme.scene.Spatial;
+import com.jme.util.LoggingSystem;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.PropertiesUtil;
 import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
@@ -123,6 +125,8 @@ public class CompileModelTask extends Task
     public void execute ()
         throws BuildException
     {
+        LoggingSystem.getLoggingSystem().setLevel(Level.WARNING);
+        
         for (int ii = 0, nn = _filesets.size(); ii < nn; ii++) {
             FileSet fs = _filesets.get(ii);
             DirectoryScanner ds = fs.getDirectoryScanner(getProject());
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/tools/ModelViewer.java b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/tools/ModelViewer.java
index cad32fe19..a9b6ebd74 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/tools/ModelViewer.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/tools/ModelViewer.java
@@ -452,12 +452,12 @@ public class ModelViewer extends JmeCanvasApp
                     }
                     Texture tex = TextureManager.loadTexture(file.toString(),
                         Texture.MM_LINEAR_LINEAR, Texture.FM_LINEAR);
-                    tex.setWrap(Texture.WM_WRAP_S_WRAP_T);
                     if (tex == null) {
                         Log.warning("Couldn't find texture [path=" + file +
                             "].");
                         return null;
                     }
+                    tex.setWrap(Texture.WM_WRAP_S_WRAP_T);
                     tstate = _ctx.getRenderer().createTextureState();
                     tstate.setTexture(tex);
                     _tstates.put(name, tstate);