diff --git a/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/DisThreadedNetworkInterface.java b/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/DisThreadedNetworkInterface.java
index 744d4cacb1a2d0d0e34127086e5a35c0db89a491..bd3044e621032422cd729f7b869ab29d24c21b35 100644
--- a/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/DisThreadedNetworkInterface.java
+++ b/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/DisThreadedNetworkInterface.java
@@ -699,9 +699,9 @@ public class DisThreadedNetworkInterface
      */
     public void setVerbose(boolean newValue)
     {
-        this.verbose   = newValue;
-        verboseReceipt = verbose;
-        verboseSending = verbose;
+        this.verbose        = newValue;
+        this.verboseReceipt = newValue;
+        this.verboseSending = newValue;
     }
     /**
      * Whether or not trace statements are provided when packets are sent or received.