diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java
index 43af25959..49d26e588 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ public class SMSService extends XWService {
             }
             postEvent( MultiEvent.SMS_RECEIVE_OK );
         } else {
-            Log.w( TAG, "receiveBuffer(): bogus or incomplete message from phone %s",
+            Log.d( TAG, "receiveBuffer(): bogus or incomplete message from %s",
                    senderPhone );
         }
     }
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ public class SMSService extends XWService {
 
     private void makeForInvite( String phone, NetLaunchInfo nli )
     {
-        if ( nli != null &&
-             handleInvitation( nli, phone, DictFetchOwner.OWNER_SMS ) ) {
+        if ( nli != null ) {
+            handleInvitation( nli, phone, DictFetchOwner.OWNER_SMS );
             ackInvite( phone, nli.gameID() );
         }
     }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWService.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWService.java
index 9e6e1dbac..62e680abf 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWService.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWService.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ abstract class XWService extends Service {
 
     abstract void postNotification( String device, int gameID, long rowid );
 
+    // Return true if able to start game only
     protected boolean handleInvitation( NetLaunchInfo nli, String device,
                                         DictFetchOwner dfo )
     {
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ abstract class XWService extends Service {
                     }
 
                     postNotification( device, nli.gameID(), rowid );
+                    success = true;
                 } else {
                     Intent intent = MultiService
                         .makeMissingDictIntent( this, nli, dfo );
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ abstract class XWService extends Service {
                 }
             }
         }
+        Log.d( TAG, "handleInvitation() => %b", success );
         return success;
     }