diff --git a/src/zm_monitorstream.cpp b/src/zm_monitorstream.cpp
index 6c3f7b144..010877b90 100644
--- a/src/zm_monitorstream.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_monitorstream.cpp
@@ -563,14 +563,22 @@ void MonitorStream::runStream() {
   while ( !zm_terminate ) {
     bool got_command = false;
     if ( feof( stdout ) || ferror( stdout ) || !monitor->ShmValid() ) {
+      if ( feof( stdout ) ) {
+        Debug(2,"feof stdout");
+      } else if ( ferror( stdout ) ) {
+        Debug(2,"ferror stdout");
+      } else if ( !monitor->ShmValid() ) {
+        Debug(2,"monitor not valid.... maybe we should wait until it comes back.");
+      }
       break;
     }
 
     gettimeofday( &now, NULL );
 
     if ( connkey ) {
-Debug(2, "checking command Queue for connkey: %d", connkey );
+//Debug(2, "checking command Queue for connkey: %d", connkey );
       while(checkCommandQueue()) {
+Debug(2, "Have checking command Queue for connkey: %d", connkey );
         got_command = true;
       }
     }
@@ -659,8 +667,10 @@ Debug(2, "checking command Queue for connkey: %d", connkey );
           // Send the next frame
           Monitor::Snapshot *snap = &monitor->image_buffer[index];
 
-          if ( !sendFrame( snap->image, snap->timestamp ) )
+          if ( !sendFrame( snap->image, snap->timestamp ) ) {
+            Debug(2, "sendFrame failed, quiting.");
             zm_terminate = true;
+          }
           memcpy( &last_frame_timestamp, snap->timestamp, sizeof(last_frame_timestamp) );
           //frame_sent = true;
 
@@ -697,9 +707,12 @@ Debug(2, "checking command Queue for connkey: %d", connkey );
       } // end if buffered playback
       frame_count++;
     }
+    unsigned long sleep_time = (unsigned long)((1000000 * ZM_RATE_BASE)/((base_fps?base_fps:1)*abs(replay_rate*2)));
+    Debug(2, "Sleeping for (%d)", sleep_time);
     usleep( (unsigned long)((1000000 * ZM_RATE_BASE)/((base_fps?base_fps:1)*abs(replay_rate*2))) );
     if ( ttl ) {
       if ( (now.tv_sec - stream_start_time) > ttl ) {
+        Debug(2, "now(%d) - start(%d) > ttl(%d) break", now.tv_sec, stream_start_time, ttl);
         break;
       }
     }