diff --git a/OpenMetaverse.Http/CapsBase.cs b/OpenMetaverse.Http/CapsBase.cs
index cdf3f36c..ca544027 100644
--- a/OpenMetaverse.Http/CapsBase.cs
+++ b/OpenMetaverse.Http/CapsBase.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.Http
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Logger.Log.Debug("CapsBase.OpenWrite(): " + ex.Message);
+                //Logger.Log.Debug("CapsBase.OpenWrite(): " + ex.Message);
                 if (state.CompletedCallback != null)
                     state.CompletedCallback(state.Request, null, null, ex);
             }
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.Http
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Logger.Log.Debug("CapsBase.GetResponse(): " + ex.Message);
+                //Logger.Log.Debug("CapsBase.GetResponse(): " + ex.Message);
                 error = ex;
             }
 
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.Http
             if (timedOut)
             {
                 RequestState requestState = state as RequestState;
-                Logger.Log.Warn("CapsBase.TimeoutCallback(): Request to " + requestState.Request.RequestUri +
-                    " timed out after " + requestState.MillisecondsTimeout + " milliseconds");
+                //Logger.Log.Debug("CapsBase.TimeoutCallback(): Request to " + requestState.Request.RequestUri +
+                //    " timed out after " + requestState.MillisecondsTimeout + " milliseconds");
                 if (requestState != null && requestState.Request != null)
                     requestState.Request.Abort();
             }
diff --git a/OpenMetaverse.Http/EventQueueServer.cs b/OpenMetaverse.Http/EventQueueServer.cs
index 4e363914..235068fb 100644
--- a/OpenMetaverse.Http/EventQueueServer.cs
+++ b/OpenMetaverse.Http/EventQueueServer.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.Http
                     this.response = response;
 
                     // Spawn a new thread to hold the connection open and return from our precious IOCP thread
-                    Thread thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(EventQueueThread));
+                    Thread thread = new Thread(EventQueueThread);
                     thread.IsBackground = true;
                     thread.Start();
                 }
@@ -215,10 +215,6 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.Http
                             batchMsPassed = (int)(DateTime.Now - start).TotalMilliseconds;
                         }
                     }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Logger.Log.Info("[EventQueue] Dequeued a signal to close the handler thread");
-                    }
 
                     // Make sure we can actually send the events right now
                     if (context.Stream == null || !context.Stream.CanWrite)
diff --git a/OpenMetaverse.Tests/PacketTests.cs b/OpenMetaverse.Tests/PacketTests.cs
index b7771337..dbcb9eeb 100644
--- a/OpenMetaverse.Tests/PacketTests.cs
+++ b/OpenMetaverse.Tests/PacketTests.cs
@@ -155,5 +155,31 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.Tests
             Assert.IsTrue(queryRepliesCount == bigPacket.QueryData.Length);
             Assert.IsTrue(statusDataCount == bigPacket.StatusData.Length);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TickCountResolution()
+        {
+            float minResolution = Single.MaxValue;
+            float maxResolution = Single.MinValue;
+
+            // Measure the resolution of Environment.TickCount
+            float tickCountResolution = 0f;
+            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+            {
+                int start = Environment.TickCount;
+                int now = start;
+                while (now == start)
+                    now = Environment.TickCount;
+
+                float resolution = (float)(now - start);
+                tickCountResolution += tickCountResolution * 0.1f;
+                minResolution = Math.Min(minResolution, resolution);
+                maxResolution = Math.Max(maxResolution, resolution);
+            }
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Average Environment.TickCount resolution: " + tickCountResolution + "ms");
+            Assert.Less(maxResolution - minResolution, 10f, "Environment.TickCount resolution fluctuated between " +
+                minResolution + "ms and " + maxResolution + "ms");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenMetaverse/Simulator.cs b/OpenMetaverse/Simulator.cs
index c120c18e..d9f80fac 100644
--- a/OpenMetaverse/Simulator.cs
+++ b/OpenMetaverse/Simulator.cs
@@ -743,12 +743,17 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
                         dataLength += 4;
                         ++ackCount;
                     }
-                    buffer.Data[dataLength++] = (byte)ackCount;
+
+                    if (ackCount > 0)
+                    {
+                        // Set the last byte of the packet equal to the number of appended ACKs
+                        buffer.Data[dataLength++] = (byte)ackCount;
+                        // Set the appended ACKs flag on this packet
+                        buffer.Data[0] = (byte)(buffer.Data[0] | Helpers.MSG_APPENDED_ACKS);
+                    }
+
                     buffer.DataLength = dataLength;
                     
-                    // Set the appended ACKs flag on this packet
-                    buffer.Data[0] = (byte)(buffer.Data[0] | Helpers.MSG_APPENDED_ACKS);
-
                     #endregion ACK Appending
 
                     // Add this packet to the list of ACK responses we are waiting on from the server