diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsSession.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsSession.java
index 726ee51c2..e734212c5 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsSession.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsSession.java
@@ -1047,6 +1047,7 @@ 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);
             client.safePostMessage(new PongResponse(req.getUnpackStamp(), req.getTransport()));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ServerCommunicator.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ServerCommunicator.java
index 0da0260d7..bcc3c90af 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ServerCommunicator.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/net/ServerCommunicator.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.threerings.presents.net.AuthResponse;
 import com.threerings.presents.net.AuthResponseData;
 import com.threerings.presents.net.LogoffRequest;
 import com.threerings.presents.net.Message;
+import com.threerings.presents.net.PingRequest;
 import com.threerings.presents.net.UpstreamMessage;
 
 import static com.threerings.presents.Log.log;
@@ -66,8 +67,12 @@ public class ServerCommunicator extends Communicator
                 @Override public void postMessage (Message msg) {
                     super.postMessage(msg);
                     // outgoing traffic on this connection is used to prevent idleness
-                    _lastEvent = System.currentTimeMillis();
                     // TODO: shouldn't PongResponse handle this?
+                    _lastEvent = System.currentTimeMillis();
+                    // TEMP: debug
+                    if (msg instanceof PingRequest) {
+                        log.info("Pinging on server comm " + msg);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 @Override public void connectFailure (IOException ioe) {