diff --git a/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.I b/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.I
index 75cb4d77e8..3d269ca589 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.I
+++ b/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.I
@@ -847,3 +847,13 @@ is_download_complete() const {
   return (_download_dest != DD_none &&
           (_state == S_read_body || _state == S_read_trailer));
 }
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: HTTPChannel::StatusEntry::Constructor
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE HTTPChannel::StatusEntry::
+StatusEntry() {
+  _status_code = SC_incomplete;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.cxx b/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.cxx
index d0a50c37c5..0587c7ca01 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.cxx
@@ -745,17 +745,31 @@ reached_done_state() {
     // response; go back and find the best one.
     if (!_status_list.empty()) {
       _status_list.push_back(_status_entry);
-      if (downloader_cat.is_spam()) {
-        downloader_cat.spam()
+      if (downloader_cat.is_debug()) {
+        downloader_cat.debug()
           << "Reexamining failure responses.\n";
       }
       size_t best_i = 0;
+      if (downloader_cat.is_debug()) {
+        downloader_cat.debug()
+          << "  " << 0 << ". " << _status_list[0]._status_code << " "
+          << _status_list[0]._status_string << "\n";
+      }
       for (size_t i = 1; i < _status_list.size(); i++) {
+        if (downloader_cat.is_debug()) {
+          downloader_cat.debug()
+            << "  " << i << ". " << _status_list[i]._status_code << " "
+            << _status_list[i]._status_string << "\n";
+        }
         if (more_useful_status_code(_status_list[i]._status_code, 
                                     _status_list[best_i]._status_code)) {
           best_i = i;
         }
       }
+      if (downloader_cat.is_debug()) {
+        downloader_cat.debug()
+          << "chose index " << best_i << ", above.\n";
+      }
       _status_entry = _status_list[best_i];
       _status_list.clear();
     }
diff --git a/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.h b/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.h
index 00d5006b15..afb54f6d61 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.h
+++ b/panda/src/downloader/httpChannel.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ public:
 private:
   class StatusEntry {
   public:
+    INLINE StatusEntry();
     int _status_code;
     string _status_string;
   };