diff --git a/src/gui/src/IpcReader.cpp b/src/gui/src/IpcReader.cpp
index df0d3d0f..1e7f2551 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/IpcReader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/IpcReader.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 #include <QMutex>
 
 IpcReader::IpcReader(QTcpSocket* socket) :
-m_Socket(socket)
+m_Socket(socket),
+m_ReadyRead(false)
 {
 	connect(socket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(readyRead()));
 }
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ IpcReader::~IpcReader()
 void IpcReader::readyRead()
 {
 	std::cout << "ready read" << std::endl;
-	m_Ready.wakeAll();
+	m_ReadyRead = true;
 }
 
 void IpcReader::run()
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ void IpcReader::run()
 			}
 
 			default:
-				std::cerr << "aborting, message invalid: " << codeBuf[0] << std::endl;
+				std::cerr << "aborting, message invalid: " << (unsigned int)codeBuf[0] << std::endl;
 				return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -68,9 +69,6 @@ void IpcReader::run()
 
 void IpcReader::readStream(char* buffer, int length)
 {
-	QMutex mutex;
-	mutex.lock();
-	
 	QDataStream stream(m_Socket);
 	std::cout << "reading stream" << std::endl;
 
@@ -81,7 +79,14 @@ void IpcReader::readStream(char* buffer, int length)
 
 		if (got == 0) {
 			std::cout << "end of buffer, waiting" << std::endl;
-			m_Ready.wait(&mutex);
+
+			// i'd love nothing more than to use a wait condition here, but
+			// qt is such a fucker with mutexes (can't lock/unlock between
+			// threads?! wtf?!). i'd just rather not go there (patches welcome).
+			while (!m_ReadyRead) {
+				QThread::usleep(100);
+			}
+			m_ReadyRead = false;
 		}
 		else if (got == -1) {
 			std::cout << "socket ended, aborting" << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/gui/src/IpcReader.h b/src/gui/src/IpcReader.h
index 95ae6998..13684cba 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/IpcReader.h
+++ b/src/gui/src/IpcReader.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QThread>
-#include <QWaitCondition>
 
 class QTcpSocket;
 
@@ -44,5 +43,5 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
 	QTcpSocket* m_Socket;
-	QWaitCondition m_Ready;
+	bool m_ReadyRead;
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/base/CLog.h b/src/lib/base/CLog.h
index 928d156d..54dfbd99 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/CLog.h
+++ b/src/lib/base/CLog.h
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ public:
 	static CLog*		getInstance();
 
 	//! Get the console filter level (messages above this are not sent to console).
-	int					getConsoleMaxLevel() const { return kDEBUG1; }
+	int					getConsoleMaxLevel() const { return kDEBUG2; }
+
 	//@}
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.cpp b/src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.cpp
index b0556b4f..408bb292 100644
--- a/src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,13 @@ CIpcLogOutputter::show(bool showIfEmpty)
 }
 
 bool
-CIpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel, const char* text)
+CIpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel level, const char* text)
+{
+	return write(level, text, false);
+}
+
+bool
+CIpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel, const char* text, bool force)
 {
 	// sending the buffer generates log messages, which we must throw
 	// away (otherwise this would cause recursion). this is just a drawback
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ CIpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel, const char* text)
 	// away log messages not generated by the ipc, but it seems like it
 	// would be difficult to distinguish (other than looking at the stack
 	// trace somehow). perhaps a file stream might be a better option :-/
-	if (m_sending) {
+	if (m_sending && !force) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.h b/src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.h
index 5e17c566..5f1ca576 100644
--- a/src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.h
+++ b/src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void		close();
 	virtual void		show(bool showIfEmpty);
 	virtual bool		write(ELevel level, const char* message);
+	virtual bool		write(ELevel level, const char* text, bool force);
 
 private:
 	void				bufferThread(void*);
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/CMSWindowsRelauncher.cpp b/src/lib/platform/CMSWindowsRelauncher.cpp
index 04780798..ca61642a 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/CMSWindowsRelauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/CMSWindowsRelauncher.cpp
@@ -414,9 +414,11 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::outputLoop(void*)
 			ARCH->sleep(1);
 		}
 		else {
-			// send process output over IPC to GUI.
 			buffer[bytesRead] = '\0';
-			m_ipcLogOutputter.write(kINFO, buffer);
+
+			// send process output over IPC to GUI, and force it to be sent
+			// which bypasses the ipc logging anti-recursion mechanism.
+			m_ipcLogOutputter.write(kINFO, buffer, true);
 		}
 			
 	}