diff --git a/core/sync/AppEngPacket.java b/core/sync/AppEngPacket.java
index 4c69c952c..9e4d6e955 100644
--- a/core/sync/AppEngPacket.java
+++ b/core/sync/AppEngPacket.java
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ public abstract class AppEngPacket
 
 	public FMLProxyPacket getProxy()
 	{
+		if ( p.array().length > 30000 ) // 2k walking room :)
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Sorry AE2 made a huge packet by accident!" );
+
 		return new FMLProxyPacket( p, NetworkHandler.instance.getChannel() );
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/sync/packets/PacketMEInventoryUpdate.java b/core/sync/packets/PacketMEInventoryUpdate.java
index afaafa6ad..46b970e35 100644
--- a/core/sync/packets/PacketMEInventoryUpdate.java
+++ b/core/sync/packets/PacketMEInventoryUpdate.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class PacketMEInventoryUpdate extends AppEngPacket
 		compressFrame = null;
 		list = new LinkedList();
 
-		int originalBytes = stream.readableBytes();
+		// int originalBytes = stream.readableBytes();
 
 		GZIPInputStream gzReader = new GZIPInputStream( new InputStream() {
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class PacketMEInventoryUpdate extends AppEngPacket
 		}
 		gzReader.close();
 
-		int uncompesssedBytes = uncompesssed.readableBytes();
+		// int uncompesssedBytes = uncompesssed.readableBytes();
 		// AELog.info( "Recv: " + originalBytes + " -> " + uncompesssedBytes );
 
 		while (uncompesssed.readableBytes() > 0)