diff --git a/lib/gui_rpc_client.C b/lib/gui_rpc_client.C
index 1683e4f86b..9f4c04515a 100644
--- a/lib/gui_rpc_client.C
+++ b/lib/gui_rpc_client.C
@@ -970,6 +970,7 @@ int RPC_CLIENT::init(const char* host, bool asynch) {
     }
 
     retval = boinc_socket(sock);
+    fprintf(stderr, "RPC_CLIENT::init right after call to boinc_socket sock = '%d'", sock);
     if (retval) return retval;
 
     if (asynch) {