diff --git a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/ConnectorAdapter.java b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/ConnectorAdapter.java
index b5ca1b507..2903e77b9 100644
--- a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/ConnectorAdapter.java
+++ b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/ConnectorAdapter.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class ConnectorAdapter extends Thread
         this.reliable = reliable;
         setDaemon(true);        
         writer = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1, 
-                            new NamedThreadFactory(String.valueOf(connector) + "-writer"));
+                            new NamedThreadFactory(String.valueOf(connector) + "-writer", true));
     }
  
     public void close()
diff --git a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/KernelAdapter.java b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/KernelAdapter.java
index 3a0961648..2ef9f3909 100644
--- a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/KernelAdapter.java
+++ b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/base/KernelAdapter.java
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ public class KernelAdapter extends Thread
         try {           
             HostedConnection source = getConnection(p);
             if( source == null ) {
-                log.log( Level.WARNING, "Recieved message from unconnected endpoint:" + p + "  message:" + m );
+                if( reliable ) {
+                    // If it's a reliable connection then it's slightly more
+                    // concerning but this can happen all the time for a UDP endpoint.
+                    log.log( Level.WARNING, "Recieved message from unconnected endpoint:" + p + "  message:" + m );
+                }                    
                 return; 
             }
             messageDispatcher.messageReceived( source, m );
diff --git a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/kernel/NamedThreadFactory.java b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/kernel/NamedThreadFactory.java
index 05cbe52ce..46e0f762f 100644
--- a/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/kernel/NamedThreadFactory.java
+++ b/engine/src/networking/com/jme3/network/kernel/NamedThreadFactory.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 public class NamedThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory
 {
     private String name;
+    private boolean daemon;
     private ThreadFactory delegate;
     
     public NamedThreadFactory( String name )
@@ -53,9 +54,20 @@ public class NamedThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory
         this( name, Executors.defaultThreadFactory() );
     }
     
+    public NamedThreadFactory( String name, boolean daemon )
+    {
+        this( name, daemon, Executors.defaultThreadFactory() );
+    }
+    
     public NamedThreadFactory( String name, ThreadFactory delegate )
+    {
+        this( name, false, delegate );
+    }
+
+    public NamedThreadFactory( String name, boolean daemon, ThreadFactory delegate )
     {
         this.name = name;
+        this.daemon = daemon;
         this.delegate = delegate;
     }
     
@@ -64,6 +76,7 @@ public class NamedThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory
         Thread result = delegate.newThread(r);
         String s = result.getName();
         result.setName( name + "[" + s + "]" );
+        result.setDaemon(daemon);
         return result;
     } 
 }