diff --git a/drivers/net/mmnif.c b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
index 876c885f..0d336b26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mmnif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ err_t mmnif_init(struct netif* netif)
 #endif
 		return ERR_MEM;
 	}
+	mmnif->tx_queue = 0;	
 	memset(mmnif->tx_buff[0], 0, MMNIF_TX_QUEUELEN * MMNIF_TX_BUFFERLEN);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MMNIF_TX_QUEUELEN -1 ; i++)
diff --git a/kernel/tests.c b/kernel/tests.c
index 3762da54..155c7200 100644
--- a/kernel/tests.c
+++ b/kernel/tests.c
@@ -224,26 +224,26 @@ void* client_task(void* e)
 
 	/* grab an Internet domain socket */
 	if ((sd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) {
-		kprintf("socket");
+		kprintf("socketfail");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	kprintf("connecting");
 	/* connect to PORT on HOST */
 	if (connect(sd,(struct sockaddr *)  &pin, sizeof(pin)) == -1) {
-		kprintf("connect");
+		kprintf("connectfail");
 		return;
 	}
 	kprintf("sending");
 	/* send a message to the server PORT on machine HOST */
 	if (send(sd, "HELLO THERE", strlen("HELLO THERE"), 0) == -1) {
-		kprintf("send");
+		kprintf("sendfail");
 		return;
 	}
 	kprintf("recieving");
         /* wait for a message to come back from the server */
         if (recv(sd, dir, 256, 0) == -1) {
-                kprintf("recv");
+                kprintf("recvfail");
                 return;
         }