diff --git a/evennia/server/amp.py b/evennia/server/amp.py
index 792fc7d6a0..df87df58cb 100644
--- a/evennia/server/amp.py
+++ b/evennia/server/amp.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class AmpClientFactory(protocol.ReconnectingClientFactory):
 
         """
         if hasattr(self, "server_restart_mode"):
-            self.maxDelay = 1
+            self.maxDelay = 2
         else:
             # Don't translate this; avoid loading django on portal side.
             self.maxDelay = 10
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ class AmpClientFactory(protocol.ReconnectingClientFactory):
             reason (str): Eventual text describing why connection failed.
 
         """
+        print ("portal retrying connection"), self.maxDelay
         if hasattr(self, "server_restart_mode"):
-            self.maxDelay = 1
+            self.maxDelay = 2
         else:
             self.maxDelay = 10
         self.portal.sessions.announce_all(" ...")
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py b/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py
index 961db51304..3dc51ad4be 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ class WebClient(resource.Resource):
         suid = request.args.get('suid', ['0'])[0]
         if suid == '0':
             return '""'
-        print "keepalive succeeded"
         self.last_alive[suid] = (time(), False)
         return '""'