diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java
index a96bc8ed..db699b91 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java
@@ -158,16 +158,11 @@ public class SceneManager extends PlaceManager
 
         // and apply and store it in the repository
         if (isPersistent()) {
-            _invoker.postUnit(new WriteOnlyUnit("recordUpdate") {
+            _invoker.postUnit(new WriteOnlyUnit("recordUpdate(" + update + ")") {
                 @Override
                 public void invokePersist () throws Exception {
                     _screg.getSceneRepository().applyAndRecordUpdate(_scene.getSceneModel(), update);
                 }
-
-                @Override
-                public String getDetail () {
-                    return update.toString();
-                }
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneRegistry.java
index f3086df8..ec50ef80 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneRegistry.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class SceneRegistry
 
         // otherwise we have to load the scene from the repository
         final int fsceneId = sceneId;
-        _invoker.postUnit(new RepositoryUnit("resolveScene") {
+        _invoker.postUnit(new RepositoryUnit("resolveScene(" + sceneId + ")") {
             @Override
             public void invokePersist () throws Exception {
                 _model = _screp.loadSceneModel(fsceneId);
@@ -180,11 +180,6 @@ public class SceneRegistry
             public void handleFailure (Exception error) {
                 processFailedResolution(fsceneId, error);
             }
-            @Override
-            public String getDetail ()
-            {
-                return "" + fsceneId;
-            }
             protected SceneModel _model;
             protected UpdateList _updates;
         });