diff --git a/src/d_net.c b/src/d_net.c
index b6914f817..50b6c8cf6 100644
--- a/src/d_net.c
+++ b/src/d_net.c
@@ -713,7 +713,10 @@ void Net_CloseConnection(INT32 node)
 	boolean forceclose = (node & FORCECLOSE) != 0;
 
 	if (node == -1)
+	{
+		DEBFILE(M_GetText("Net_CloseConnection: node -1 detected!\n"));
 		return; // nope, just ignore it
+	}
 
 	node &= ~FORCECLOSE;
 
@@ -722,7 +725,7 @@ void Net_CloseConnection(INT32 node)
 
 	if (node < 0 || node >= MAXNETNODES) // prevent invalid nodes from crashing the game
 	{
-		//CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, M_GetText("Net_CloseConnection: invalid node %d detected!\n"), node);
+		DEBFILE(va(M_GetText("Net_CloseConnection: invalid node %d detected!\n"), node));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1132,7 +1135,6 @@ boolean HGetPacket(void)
 			doomcom->remotenode = 0;
 
 		rebound_tail = (rebound_tail+1) % MAXREBOUND;
-
 #ifdef DEBUGFILE
 		if (debugfile)
 			DebugPrintpacket("GETLOCAL");