diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/MultiRouter.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/MultiRouter.java
index 3d29d1342..144c4e1db 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/MultiRouter.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/MultiRouter.java
@@ -51,9 +51,12 @@ public class MultiRouter {
             return;
         }
         _defaultContext = new I2PAppContext(getEnv(args[0]));
+        
         _log = _defaultContext.logManager().getLog(MultiRouter.class);
         try { Thread.sleep(5*1000); } catch (InterruptedException ie) {}
         
+        _defaultContext.clock().setOffset(0);
+        
         Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread() {
             public void run() {
                 Thread.currentThread().setName("Router* Shutdown");
@@ -71,8 +74,13 @@ public class MultiRouter {
         }
         
         for (int i = 0; i < _routers.size(); i++) {
-            ((Router)_routers.get(i)).runRouter();
-            _log.info("Router " + i + " started");
+            Router r = (Router)_routers.get(i);
+            long offset = r.getContext().random().nextLong(Router.CLOCK_FUDGE_FACTOR/2);
+            if (r.getContext().random().nextBoolean())
+                offset = 0 - offset;
+            r.getContext().clock().setOffset(offset, true);
+            r.runRouter();
+            _log.info("Router " + i + " started with clock offset " + offset);
             try { Thread.sleep(2*1000 + new java.util.Random().nextInt(2)*1000); } catch (InterruptedException ie) {}
         }
         _log.info("All " + _routers.size() + " routers started up");
@@ -83,6 +91,7 @@ public class MultiRouter {
         Properties props = new Properties();
         try {
             props.load(new FileInputStream(filename));
+            props.setProperty("time.disabled", "true");
             return props;
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             ioe.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Router.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Router.java
index bf267b657..becfc5d62 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Router.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Router.java
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ public class Router {
     /** wall clock uptime */
     public long getUptime() { return _context.clock().now() - _context.clock().getOffset() - _started; }
     
+    public RouterContext getContext() { return _context; }
+    
     void runRouter() {
         _isAlive = true;
         _started = _context.clock().now();
@@ -705,7 +707,7 @@ public class Router {
     }
     
     /** update the router.info file whenever its, er, updated */
-    private class PersistRouterInfoJob extends JobImpl {
+    private class PersistRouterInfoJob extends JobImpl {
         public PersistRouterInfoJob() { super(Router.this._context); }
         public String getName() { return "Persist Updated Router Information"; }
         public void runJob() {
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/client/ClientManager.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/client/ClientManager.java
index 71cc41890..d5ab9c98c 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/client/ClientManager.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/client/ClientManager.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class ClientManager {
     public void requestLeaseSet(Destination dest, LeaseSet set, long timeout, Job onCreateJob, Job onFailedJob) {
         ClientConnectionRunner runner = getRunner(dest);
         if (runner == null) {
-            if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))
+            if (_log.shouldLog(Log.ERROR))
                 _log.warn("Cannot request the lease set, as we can't find a client runner for " 
                           + dest.calculateHash().toBase64() + ".  disconnected?");
             _context.jobQueue().addJob(onFailedJob);
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade.java
index 21dfc9d1a..74e5de6b0 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade.java
@@ -462,7 +462,12 @@ public class KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade extends NetworkDatabaseFacade {
     public void publish(LeaseSet localLeaseSet) {
         if (!_initialized) return;
         Hash h = localLeaseSet.getDestination().calculateHash();
-        store(h, localLeaseSet);
+        try {
+            store(h, localLeaseSet);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+            _log.error("wtf, locally published leaseSet is not valid?", iae);
+            return;
+        }
         synchronized (_explicitSendKeys) {
             _explicitSendKeys.add(h);
         }
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/tcp/RestrictiveTCPConnection.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/tcp/RestrictiveTCPConnection.java
index 0fd4397c5..857b8aa85 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/tcp/RestrictiveTCPConnection.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/tcp/RestrictiveTCPConnection.java
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ class RestrictiveTCPConnection extends TCPConnection {
         long diff = now.getTime() - theirNow.getTime();
         if ( (diff > Router.CLOCK_FUDGE_FACTOR) || (diff < (0-Router.CLOCK_FUDGE_FACTOR)) ) {
             if (_log.shouldLog(Log.ERROR))
-                _log.error("Peer is out of time sync!  They think it is " + theirNow + ": " + _remoteIdentity.getHash(), new Exception("Time sync error - please make sure your clock is correct!"));
+                _log.error("Peer is out of time sync by " + DataHelper.formatDuration(diff) 
+                           + "!  They think it is " + theirNow + ", we think it is " 
+                           + new Date(_context.clock().now()) + ": " + _remoteIdentity.getHash(), 
+                           new Exception("Time sync error - please make sure your clock is correct!"));
             return false;
         } else {
             if (_log.shouldLog(Log.DEBUG))
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/ClientLeaseSetManagerJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/ClientLeaseSetManagerJob.java
index a6161d5f0..7b97d11bc 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/ClientLeaseSetManagerJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/ClientLeaseSetManagerJob.java
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ class ClientLeaseSetManagerJob extends JobImpl {
                 _lastCreated = ctx.clock().now();
                 _currentLeaseSet = ls;
             } else {
-                _log.error("New lease set created, but not found locally?  wtf?!");
+                _log.error("New lease set created, but not found locally?  wtf?! client=" 
+                           + _pool.getDestination().calculateHash().toBase64());
             }
         }
     }