diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/io/FramingOutputStream.java b/src/java/com/threerings/io/FramingOutputStream.java
index b1d9c0ecd..043151b95 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/io/FramingOutputStream.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/io/FramingOutputStream.java
@@ -96,13 +96,17 @@ public class FramingOutputStream extends OutputStream
     {
         int ocapacity = _buffer.capacity();
         int ncapacity = _buffer.position() + needed;
-	if (ncapacity > ocapacity) {
+        if (ncapacity <= ocapacity) {
+            System.err.println("Why would I not expand? " +
+                "[ocapacity=" + ocapacity + ", ncapacity=" + ncapacity + "].");
+        }
+	//if (ncapacity > ocapacity) {
             // increase the buffer size in large increments
             ncapacity = Math.max(ocapacity << 1, ncapacity);
             ByteBuffer newbuf = ByteBuffer.allocate(ncapacity);
             newbuf.put((ByteBuffer)_buffer.flip());
 	    _buffer = newbuf;
-	}
+//	}
     }
 
     /**