diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
index 35d1774ac..295f5f58b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ module.exports = {
             }
         });
 
+        //console.log("calculated new roomLists; m.recent = " + s.lists["m.recent"]);
+
         // we actually apply the sorting to this when receiving the prop in RoomSubLists.
 
         return s;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js
index 02078f1a4..501a9f58a 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
 
     componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
         // order the room list appropriately before we re-render
+        //if (debug) console.log("received new props, list = " + newProps.list);
         this.sortList(newProps.list, newProps.order);
     },
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
         if (order === "manual") comparator = this.manualComparator;
         if (order === "recent") comparator = this.recentsComparator;
 
-        // console.log("sorting list for room " + this.props.label + " with length " + list.length + ", this.props.list = " + this.props.list);
+        //if (debug) console.log("sorting list for sublist " + this.props.label + " with length " + list.length + ", this.props.list = " + this.props.list);
         this.setState({ sortedList: list.sort(comparator) });
     },