diff --git a/socket.js b/socket.js
index 6ea2bc9..8ac663d 100644
--- a/socket.js
+++ b/socket.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Socket.prototype._deferMethod = function (method) {
 };
 
 Socket.prototype._operation = function (method, args) {
+  debug('deferring operation %s %j', method, args);
   if (this.channel && this.ready && method === 'connect') {
     return this[method].apply(this, args);
   }
@@ -82,10 +83,11 @@ Socket.prototype._operation = function (method, args) {
 };
 
 Socket.prototype._setup = function (channel) {
+  debug('%s socket setup', this.type);
   this._setChannel(channel);
   this._runDeferred('connect');
-  this.emit('ready');
   this.ready = true;
+  this.emit('ready');
 };
 
 Socket.prototype._runDeferred = function (method) {
@@ -145,7 +147,6 @@ util.inherits(RepSocket, Socket);
 function RepSocket() {
   this.type = 'REP';
   this.methods = ['connect'];
-  Socket.apply(this, arguments);
 
   this.consumers = {};
 
@@ -160,6 +161,9 @@ function RepSocket() {
       this.connect(sources[s]);
     }
   }.bind(this));
+
+  Socket.apply(this, arguments);
+
 }
 
 RepSocket.prototype.connect = function (source, callback) {
@@ -230,7 +234,6 @@ util.inherits(ReqSocket, Socket);
 function ReqSocket () {
   this.type = 'REQ';
   this.methods = ['connect', 'send'];
-  Socket.apply(this, arguments);
 
   this.replyTo = undefined;
   this.rx = 0;
@@ -241,10 +244,17 @@ function ReqSocket () {
   this.dests = [];
   this.callbacks = {};
 
-  if (this.ready && this.channel)
+  if (this.ready && this.channel) {
+    debug('%s channel ready, setting up consumer', this.type);
     this._setupConsumer();
-  else
+  }
+  else {
+    debug('%s channel waiting on ready', this.type);
     this.on('ready', this._onReady.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  Socket.apply(this, arguments);
+
 }
 
 //
@@ -252,6 +262,7 @@ function ReqSocket () {
 // channel
 //
 ReqSocket.prototype._onReady = function () {
+  debug('req socket on ready')
   if (!this.reconnecting) return this._setupConsumer();
 
   this._setupConsumer();
@@ -272,10 +283,12 @@ ReqSocket.prototype._onReady = function () {
 
 ReqSocket.prototype._setupConsumer = function () {
   var self = this;
+  debug('setup consumer req');
   //
   // Remark: We create an ephemeral reply queue here to receive messages on
   //
   this.channel.assertQueue('', {exclusive: true, autoDelete: true }, function (err, ok) {
+    debug('reply queue asserted %s %j', err, ok);
     if (err) { return self.emit('error', err); }
     self.replyTo = ok.queue;
     self._canMaybeSend();
@@ -291,7 +304,7 @@ ReqSocket.prototype._canMaybeSend = function () {
 
 ReqSocket.prototype._consume = function (msg) {
   if (msg === null) return debug('Req socket msg received is null');
-  debug('Req socket received reply over ephemeral queue %s %j', this.replyTo, msg);
+  debug('Req socket received reply over ephemeral queue %s', this.replyTo);
   this.reply(msg);
   this.channel.ack(msg);
 };
@@ -315,9 +328,11 @@ ReqSocket.prototype.reply = function (msg) {
 
 ReqSocket.prototype.connect = function (destination, callback) {
   var self = this;
-  this.dest.push(destination);
+  debug('req socket connect called');
+  this.dests.push(destination);
   this.channel.assertQueue(destination,
     { durable: this.options.persistent }, function (err, ok) {
+    debug('req socket send queue connected');
     if (err) return callback ? callback(err) : self.emit('error', err);
     self.queues.push(ok.queue);
     self._canMaybeSend();