diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/network/TestChatClient.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/network/TestChatClient.java
index a36853913..2e8ecbfaf 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/network/TestChatClient.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/network/TestChatClient.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.swing.*;
 import jme3test.network.TestChatServer.ChatMessage;
 
@@ -115,6 +117,18 @@ public class TestChatClient extends JFrame {
 
     public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
     
+        // Increate the logging level for networking...
+        System.out.println("Setting logging to max");
+        Logger networkLog = Logger.getLogger("com.jme3.network"); 
+        networkLog.setLevel(Level.FINEST);
+ 
+        // And we have to tell JUL's handler also   
+        // turn up logging in a very convoluted way
+        Logger rootLog = Logger.getLogger("");
+        if( rootLog.getHandlers().length > 0 ) {
+            rootLog.getHandlers()[0].setLevel(Level.FINEST);
+        }
+                
         // Note: in JME 3.1 this is generally unnecessary as the server will
         // send a message with all server-registered classes.
         // TestChatServer.initializeClasses();
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/network/TestChatServer.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/network/TestChatServer.java
index 4d8642881..8bdb740b9 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/network/TestChatServer.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/network/TestChatServer.java
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
  */
 package jme3test.network;
 
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
 import com.jme3.network.*;
 import com.jme3.network.serializing.Serializable;
 import com.jme3.network.serializing.Serializer;
@@ -56,11 +59,15 @@ public class TestChatServer {
     private boolean isRunning;
     
     public TestChatServer() throws IOException {
-        initializeClasses();
 
         // Use this to test the client/server name version check
         this.server = Network.createServer(NAME, VERSION, PORT, UDP_PORT);
 
+        // Initialize our own messages only after the server has been created.
+        // It registers some additional messages with the serializer by default
+        // that need to go before custom messages.
+        initializeClasses();
+
         ChatHandler handler = new ChatHandler();
         server.addMessageListener(handler, ChatMessage.class);
         
@@ -121,6 +128,18 @@ public class TestChatServer {
     }
 
     public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
+ 
+        // Increate the logging level for networking...
+        System.out.println("Setting logging to max");
+        Logger networkLog = Logger.getLogger("com.jme3.network"); 
+        networkLog.setLevel(Level.FINEST);
+ 
+        // And we have to tell JUL's handler also   
+        // turn up logging in a very convoluted way
+        Logger rootLog = Logger.getLogger("");
+        if( rootLog.getHandlers().length > 0 ) {
+            rootLog.getHandlers()[0].setLevel(Level.FINEST);
+        }        
     
         TestChatServer chatServer = new TestChatServer();
         chatServer.start();