diff --git a/xwords4/common/comms.c b/xwords4/common/comms.c
index c641fc98e..b980441a6 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/comms.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/comms.c
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ relayPreProcess( CommsCtxt* comms, XWStreamCtxt* stream, XWHostID* senderID )
         }
 
         if ( consumed ) {
-            XP_LOGF( "%s: rejecting data message", __func__ );
+            XP_LOGF( "%s: rejecting data message (consumed)", __func__ );
         } else {
             *senderID = srcID;
         }
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gtkmain.c b/xwords4/linux/gtkmain.c
index 51da3f2ce..9058ad5fe 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gtkmain.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gtkmain.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ static void
 handle_movescheck( GtkWidget* XP_UNUSED(widget), GtkAppGlobals* apg )
 {
     LaunchParams* params = apg->params;
-    checkForMsgsNow( params );
+    relaycon_checkMsgs( params );
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/relaycon.c b/xwords4/linux/relaycon.c
index 112b0e54c..e5b377a70 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/relaycon.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/relaycon.c
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ runWitCurl( RelayTask* task, const gchar* proc, ...)
 }
 
 void
-checkForMsgsNow( LaunchParams* params )
+relaycon_checkMsgs( LaunchParams* params )
 {
+    LOG_FUNC();
     RelayConStorage* storage = getStorage( params );
     XP_ASSERT( onMainThread(storage) );
     checkForMovesOnce( storage );
@@ -414,6 +415,30 @@ onMainThread( RelayConStorage* storage )
     return storage->mainThread = pthread_self();
 }
 
+static const gchar*
+taskName( const RelayTask* task )
+{
+    switch (task->typ) {
+    case POST: return "POST";
+    case QUERY: return "QUERY";
+    default: XP_ASSERT(0);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static gchar*
+listTasks( GSList* tasks )
+{
+    gchar* names[1 + g_slist_length(tasks)];
+    names[g_slist_length(tasks)] = NULL;
+    for ( int ii = 0; !!tasks; ++ii ) {
+        names[ii] = (gchar*)taskName( (RelayTask*)tasks->data );
+        tasks = tasks->next;
+    }
+
+    return g_strjoinv( ",", names );
+}
+
 static void*
 relayThread( void* arg )
 {
@@ -431,10 +456,13 @@ relayThread( void* arg )
         RelayTask* task = head->data;
         g_slist_free( head );
 
+        gchar* strs = listTasks(storage->relayTaskList);
+
         pthread_mutex_unlock( &storage->relayMutex );
 
-        XP_LOGF( "%s(): processing one of %d; created %d secs ago",
-                 __func__, len, ((XP_U32)time(NULL)) - task->ctime );
+        XP_LOGF( "%s(): processing one of %d (%s); created %d secs ago",
+                 __func__, len, strs, ((XP_U32)time(NULL)) - task->ctime );
+        g_free( strs );
 
         switch ( task->typ ) {
         case POST:
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/relaycon.h b/xwords4/linux/relaycon.h
index fc57e1a79..494c86bad 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/relaycon.h
+++ b/xwords4/linux/relaycon.h
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ void relaycon_cleanup( LaunchParams* params );
 XP_U32 makeClientToken( sqlite3_int64 rowid, XP_U16 seed );
 void rowidFromToken( XP_U32 clientToken, sqlite3_int64* rowid, XP_U16* seed );
 
-void checkForMsgsNow( LaunchParams* params );
+void relaycon_checkMsgs( LaunchParams* params );
 #endif
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/scripts/discon_ok2.sh b/xwords4/linux/scripts/discon_ok2.sh
index 24824b895..5990beccb 100755
--- a/xwords4/linux/scripts/discon_ok2.sh
+++ b/xwords4/linux/scripts/discon_ok2.sh
@@ -478,10 +478,8 @@ update_ldevid() {
             if [ $RNUM -lt 30 ]; then        # upgrade or first run
                 CMD="--ldevid LINUX_TEST_$(printf %.5d ${KEY})_"
             fi
-        else
-            if [ $RNUM -lt 10 ]; then
-                CMD="${CMD}x"                             # give it a new local ID
-            fi
+        elif [ $RNUM -lt 10 ]; then
+            CMD="${CMD}x"                             # give it a new local ID
         fi
         ARGS_DEVID[$KEY]="$CMD"
     fi