diff --git a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
index 384aa094f..f0b142ad7 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
+++ b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
@@ -665,11 +665,11 @@ static struct tr_blockIterator*
 blockIteratorNew( Torrent * t )
 {
     struct tr_blockIterator * i = tr_new0( struct tr_blockIterator, 1 );
-    tordbg( t, "creating new refill queue" );
     i->expirationDate = time( NULL ) + PIECE_LIST_SHELF_LIFE_SECS;
     i->t = t;
     i->pieces = getPreferredPieces( t, &i->pieceCount );
     i->blocks = tr_new0( tr_block_index_t, t->tor->blockCountInPiece );
+    tordbg( t, "creating new refill queue.. it contains %"PRIu32" pieces", i->pieceCount );
     return i;
 }
 
@@ -871,9 +871,10 @@ refillPulse( void * vtorrent )
     tr_free( webseeds );
     tr_free( peers );
 
-    /* if we're out of blocks to request, free the request queue */
-    if( !hasNext )
+    if( !hasNext ) {
+        tordbg( t, "refill queue has no more blocks to request... freeing (webseed count: %d, peer count: %d)", webseedCount, peerCount );
         blockIteratorFree( &t->refillQueue );
+    }
 
     t->refillTimer = NULL;
     torrentUnlock( t );
diff --git a/libtransmission/peer-msgs.c b/libtransmission/peer-msgs.c
index ebe27e2bf..3e4ee8709 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer-msgs.c
+++ b/libtransmission/peer-msgs.c
@@ -853,16 +853,16 @@ tr_peerMsgsAddRequest( tr_peermsgs *    msgs,
         return TR_ADDREQ_CLIENT_CHOKED;
     }
 
-    /* peer doesn't have this piece */
-    if( !tr_bitfieldHas( msgs->peer->have, index ) )
-        return TR_ADDREQ_MISSING;
-
     /* peer's queue is full */
     if( requestQueueIsFull( msgs ) ) {
         dbgmsg( msgs, "declining request because we're full" );
         return TR_ADDREQ_FULL;
     }
 
+    /* peer doesn't have this piece */
+    if( !tr_bitfieldHas( msgs->peer->have, index ) )
+        return TR_ADDREQ_MISSING;
+
     /* have we already asked for this piece? */
     req.index = index;
     req.offset = offset;
diff --git a/libtransmission/rpc-server.c b/libtransmission/rpc-server.c
index 6cfff9e4b..faabde273 100644
--- a/libtransmission/rpc-server.c
+++ b/libtransmission/rpc-server.c
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ handle_rpc( struct evhttp_request * req,
     }
     else if( req->type == EVHTTP_REQ_POST )
     {
+fprintf( stderr, "%s\n", (char*)EVBUFFER_DATA(req->input_buffer) );
         tr_rpc_request_exec_json( server->session,
                                   EVBUFFER_DATA( req->input_buffer ),
                                   EVBUFFER_LENGTH( req->input_buffer ),