diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerClient.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerClient.java
index 23086ef78..4cc028f87 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerClient.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerClient.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 package com.threerings.presents.peer.server;
 
+import com.samskivert.util.Throttle;
+
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.net.BootstrapData;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.PresentsClient;
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ import com.threerings.presents.server.PresentsClient;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.data.NodeObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.net.PeerBootstrapData;
 
+import static com.threerings.presents.Log.log;
+
 /**
  * Manages a peer connection.
  */
@@ -98,6 +102,24 @@ public class PeerClient extends PresentsClient
         }
     }
 
+    @Override // from PresentsClient
+    protected Throttle createIncomingMessageThrottle ()
+    {
+        // more than 100 messages per second and we complain about it
+        return new Throttle(100, 1000L);
+    }
+
+    @Override // from PresentsClient
+    protected void handleThrottleExceeded ()
+    {
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        if (now > _nextThrottleWarning) {
+            log.warning("Peer sent more than 100 messages in one second " + this + ".");
+            _nextThrottleWarning = now + 5000L; // don't warn more than once every 5 seconds
+        }
+    }
+
     protected PeerManager _peermgr;
     protected int _cloid;
+    protected long _nextThrottleWarning;
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsClient.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsClient.java
index f4c8d49cd..de315a899 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsClient.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsClient.java
@@ -360,10 +360,7 @@ public class PresentsClient
             return;
 
         } else if (_throttle.throttleOp(message.received)) {
-            Log.warning("Client sent more than 100 messages in 10 seconds, forcing " +
-                        "disconnect " + this + ".");
-            safeEndSession();
-            _throttle = null;
+            handleThrottleExceeded();
         }
 
         // we dispatch to a message dispatcher that is specialized for the particular class of
@@ -502,6 +499,25 @@ public class PresentsClient
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates our incoming messaeg throttle.
+     */
+    protected Throttle createIncomingMessageThrottle ()
+    {
+        // more than 100 messages in 10 seconds and you're audi like 5000
+        return new Throttle(100, 10 * 1000L);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a client exceeds their allotted incoming messages per second throttle.
+     */
+    protected void handleThrottleExceeded ()
+    {
+        Log.warning("Client sent more than 100 messages in 10 seconds, disconnecting " + this + ".");
+        safeEndSession();
+        _throttle = null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Makes a note that this client is no longer subscribed to this object. The subscription map
      * is used to clean up after the client when it goes away.
@@ -970,9 +986,8 @@ public class PresentsClient
      * session. */
     protected int _connectTime;
 
-    /** Prevent the client from sending too many messages too frequently.  100 messages in 10
-     * seconds and you're audi like 5000. */
-    protected Throttle _throttle = new Throttle(100, 10 * 1000L);
+    /** Prevent the client from sending too many messages too frequently. */
+    protected Throttle _throttle = createIncomingMessageThrottle();
 
     // keep these for kicks and giggles
     protected int _messagesIn;