diff --git a/examples/echo_client/echo_client.cpp b/examples/echo_client/echo_client.cpp
index 0d649e9121..5d9fcff200 100644
--- a/examples/echo_client/echo_client.cpp
+++ b/examples/echo_client/echo_client.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "../../src/websocketpp.hpp"
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -61,28 +62,28 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		std::cout << "case count: " << c->m_case_count << std::endl;
 		
 		for (int i = 1; i <= c->m_case_count; i++) {
+			std::cout << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time()) << " Resetting io_service" << std::endl;
 			io_service.reset();
-			//boost::asio::io_service ios;
-			
-			//client.reset();
-			//client = websocketpp::client_ptr(new websocketpp::client(io_service,c));
-			
-			std::cout << "foo: " << i << std::endl;
-			//websocketpp::client_ptr client2(new websocketpp::client(io_service,c));
 						
 			client->set_alog_level(websocketpp::ALOG_OFF);
 			client->set_elog_level(websocketpp::LOG_OFF);
 			
+			std::cout << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time()) << " Initializing client (constructing socket)" << std::endl;
 			client->init();
 			client->set_header("User Agent","WebSocket++/2011-10-27");
 			
 			
-			std::stringstream foo;
+			std::stringstream url;
 			
-			foo << "ws://localhost:9001/runCase?case=" << i << "&agent=\"WebSocket++Snapshot/2011-10-27\"";
+			url << "ws://localhost:9001/runCase?case=" << i << "&agent=\"WebSocket++Snapshot/2011-10-27\"";
 			
-			client->connect(foo.str());
+			std::cout << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time()) << " Parsing URL and resolving DNS" << std::endl;
+			client->connect(url.str());
+			
+			std::cout << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time()) << " Starting io_service for test " << i << std::endl;
 			io_service.run();
+			
+			std::cout << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time()) << " test " << i << " complete" << std::endl;
 		}
 		
 		std::cout << "done" << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/echo_client/echo_client_handler.cpp b/examples/echo_client/echo_client_handler.cpp
index 88d08513b6..2fd72272db 100644
--- a/examples/echo_client/echo_client_handler.cpp
+++ b/examples/echo_client/echo_client_handler.cpp
@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@
 #include "echo_client_handler.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
 
 using websocketecho::echo_client_handler;
 using websocketpp::client_session_ptr;
 
 void echo_client_handler::on_open(session_ptr s) {
-	std::cout << "Successfully connected: " << s->get_resource() << std::endl;
+	std::cout << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time()) << " Successfully connected (handshake complete): " << s->get_resource() << std::endl;
 }
 
 void echo_client_handler::on_close(session_ptr s) {
-	std::cout << "client was disconnected" << std::endl;
+	std::cout << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time()) << " client was disconnected (WS state is now CLOSED)" << std::endl;
 }
 
 void echo_client_handler::on_message(session_ptr s,const std::string &msg) {