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