diff --git a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/BootstrapService.java b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/BootstrapService.java
index 2637f6c08b..3da75cfa92 100644
--- a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/BootstrapService.java
+++ b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/BootstrapService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.jumpmind.symmetric.service.impl;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.ConnectException;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -44,10 +43,13 @@ public class BootstrapService extends AbstractService implements
     private ITransportManager transportManager;
 
     private IDataLoaderService dataLoaderService;
+    
+    private RandomTimeSlot randomSleepTimeSlot;
 
     private boolean autoConfigureDatabase = true;
 
     public void init() {
+        this.randomSleepTimeSlot = new RandomTimeSlot(this.runtimeConfiguration, 60);
         if (autoConfigureDatabase) {
             logger.info("Initializing symmetric database.");
             dbDialect.initConfigDb(tablePrefix);
@@ -168,12 +170,13 @@ public void register() {
             // If we cannot contact the server to register, we simply must wait and try again.   
             while (!registered) {
                 try {
+                    logger.info("Attempting to register.");
                     registered = dataLoaderService.loadData(transportManager
                             .getRegisterTransport(new Node(
                                     this.runtimeConfiguration, dbDialect)));
                 } catch (ConnectException e) {
                     logger.warn("Connection failed while registering.");
-                } catch (IOException e) {
+                } catch (Exception e) {
                     logger.error(e, e);
                 }
 
@@ -205,10 +208,10 @@ public void heartbeat() {
     }
 
     private void sleepBeforeRegistrationRetry() {
-        RandomTimeSlot ts = new RandomTimeSlot(this.runtimeConfiguration, 60);
+        
         try {
             long sleepTimeInMs = DateUtils.MILLIS_PER_SECOND
-                    * ts.getRandomValueSeededByDomainId();
+                    * randomSleepTimeSlot.getRandomValueSeededByDomainId();
             logger.warn("Could not register.  Sleeping for " + sleepTimeInMs
                     + "ms before attempting again.");
             Thread.sleep(sleepTimeInMs);
diff --git a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java
index e22a03156a..d88be19cc1 100644
--- a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java
+++ b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class PullService implements IPullService {
     private IDataLoaderService dataLoaderService;
 
     public void pullData() {
+        logger.info("Pull requested");
         List<Node> nodes = nodeService.findNodesToPull();
         for (Node node : nodes) {
             try {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public void pullData() {
                 logger.error(e, e);
             }
         }
+        logger.info("Pull completed.");
     }
 
     public void setNodeService(INodeService clientService) {
diff --git a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PushService.java b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PushService.java
index 6282c5256f..26d60e6f43 100644
--- a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PushService.java
+++ b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PushService.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public void setExtractor(IDataExtractorService extractor) {
     }
 
     public void pushData() {
-        debug("Push requested.");
+        info("Push requested.");
 
         List<Node> clients = nodeService.findNodesToPushTo();
         if (clients != null) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void pushData() {
             }
         }
         
-        debug("Push request completed.");
+        info("Push request completed.");
     }
 
     class ParameterParser {
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ private void pushToClient(Node remote)
         }
     }
     
-    private void debug(String s)
+    private void info(String s)
     {
-        if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
+        if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
         {
-            logger.debug(s);
+            logger.info(s);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/transport/http/HttpTransportManager.java b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/transport/http/HttpTransportManager.java
index 1cfb7cc0a1..5db056ba88 100644
--- a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/transport/http/HttpTransportManager.java
+++ b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/transport/http/HttpTransportManager.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ protected HttpURLConnection sendMessage(URL url, String data)
         conn.setRequestMethod("POST");
         conn.setAllowUserInteraction(false);
         conn.setDoOutput(true);
+        conn.setConnectTimeout(10000);
         conn.setRequestProperty("Content-Length", Integer.toString(data
                 .length()));
         writeMessage(conn.getOutputStream(), data);
@@ -110,8 +111,8 @@ public IIncomingTransport getRegisterTransport(Node node)
                 .getDatabaseVersion());
         append(builder, WebConstants.SYMMETRIC_VERSION, node
                 .getSymmetricVersion());
-
-        HttpURLConnection conn = sendMessage(new URL(builder.toString()), "");
+        HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(builder.toString()).openConnection();
+        conn.setRequestMethod("GET");
         return new HttpIncomingTransport(conn);
     }
     
diff --git a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/util/RandomTimeSlot.java b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/util/RandomTimeSlot.java
index d114be2b5b..34c8b477cb 100644
--- a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/util/RandomTimeSlot.java
+++ b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/util/RandomTimeSlot.java
@@ -14,24 +14,28 @@ public class RandomTimeSlot {
 
     int maxValue = 1000;
 
-    public RandomTimeSlot() {        
+    Random random;
+
+    public RandomTimeSlot() {
+        random = new Random();
     }
-    
+
     public RandomTimeSlot(IRuntimeConfig config, int maxValue) {
         this.runtimeConfiguration = config;
         this.maxValue = maxValue;
+        random = new Random(runtimeConfiguration.getExternalId().hashCode());
     }
-    
+
     public void setMaxValue(int maxValue) {
         this.maxValue = maxValue;
     }
 
     public void setRuntimeConfiguration(IRuntimeConfig runtimeConfiguration) {
         this.runtimeConfiguration = runtimeConfiguration;
+        random = new Random(runtimeConfiguration.getExternalId().hashCode());
     }
 
     public int getRandomValueSeededByDomainId() {
-        return new Random(runtimeConfiguration.getExternalId().hashCode())
-                .nextInt(maxValue);
+        return random.nextInt(maxValue);
     }
 }
diff --git a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/web/RegistrationServlet.java b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/web/RegistrationServlet.java
index 41aa4a8919..bccda05e57 100644
--- a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/web/RegistrationServlet.java
+++ b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/web/RegistrationServlet.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class RegistrationServlet extends HttpServlet {
     protected static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(RegistrationServlet.class);
 
     @Override
-    protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException,
+    protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException,
             IOException {
         ApplicationContext ctx = WebApplicationContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(getServletContext());
         IRegistrationService service = (IRegistrationService) ctx.getBean(Constants.REGISTRATION_SERVICE);