diff --git a/directnode.ml b/directnode.ml
index 6594f0c..cc503c3 100644
--- a/directnode.ml
+++ b/directnode.ml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ let factory arg =
 	routing_table = StringMap.empty;
       } in
       replace_ok
-	(Node.make_idempotent_named classname info.name (route_message info))
+	(Node.make_idempotent_named classname info.name return (route_message info))
 	(Str name_str)
     | _ ->
       return (Problem (Str "bad-arg"))
diff --git a/fanoutnode.ml b/fanoutnode.ml
index f788b3e..b726a29 100644
--- a/fanoutnode.ml
+++ b/fanoutnode.ml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ let factory arg =
 	subscriptions = Subscription.new_set ()
       } in
       replace_ok
-	(Node.make_idempotent_named classname info.name (route_message info))
+	(Node.make_idempotent_named classname info.name return (route_message info))
 	(Str name_str)
     | _ ->
       return (Problem (Str "bad-arg"))
diff --git a/node.ml b/node.ml
index d1f0de9..0074192 100644
--- a/node.ml
+++ b/node.ml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ let make_named class_name node_name handler =
     | false -> return (Problem (Sexp.Str "bind-failed"))
 
 (* For use in factory constructor functions, hence the odd return type and values *)
-let make_idempotent_named class_name node_name handler =
+let make_idempotent_named class_name node_name if_new_node handler =
   match lookup node_name with
   | Some n ->
     return (if n.class_name = class_name
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ let make_idempotent_named class_name node_name handler =
   | None ->
       let node = make class_name handler in
       match_lwt bind (node_name, node) with
-	| true -> return (Ok node)
+	| true -> lwt () = if_new_node () in return (Ok node)
 	| false -> return (Problem (Sexp.Str "bind-failed"))
 
 let unbind name =
diff --git a/queuenode.ml b/queuenode.ml
index 4ea7f14..1bc8721 100644
--- a/queuenode.ml
+++ b/queuenode.ml
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@ type t = {
 
 let classname = "queue"
 
-let report info n =
-  Log.info (Printf.sprintf "do_burst %d backlog, %d waiters, %d ticks left\n%!"
-	      info.backlog
-	      info.waiters
-	      n) []
+let report info =
+  while_lwt true do
+    lwt () = Log.info (Printf.sprintf "%s: %d backlog, %d waiters"
+			 info.name.Node.label
+			 info.backlog
+			 info.waiters) [] in
+    Lwt_unix.sleep 1.0
+  done
 
 let shoveller info =
   let rec message_loop () =
@@ -88,11 +91,15 @@ let queue_factory arg =
 	waiters_in = win;
 	waiters_out = wout;
 	backlog = 0;
-	waiters = 0
+	waiters = 0;
       } in
-      ignore (Util.create_thread name_str None shoveller info);
       replace_ok
-	(Node.make_idempotent_named classname info.name (queue_handler info))
+	(Node.make_idempotent_named classname info.name
+	   (fun () ->
+	     ignore (Util.create_thread name_str None shoveller info);
+	     ignore (report info);
+	     return ())
+	   (queue_handler info))
 	(Str name_str)
     | _ ->
       return (Problem (Str "bad-arg"))