diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs
index aac9c45fb7..5b2d7dc6d8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs
@@ -192,8 +192,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
                         "threads show",
                         "Show thread status.  Synonym for \"show threads\"",
                         (string module, string[] args) => Notice(GetThreadsReport()));
+
+                m_console.Commands.AddCommand("General", false, "force gc",
+                        "force gc",
+                        "Manually invoke runtime garbage collection.  For debugging purposes",
+                        HandleForceGc);
             }
         }
+
+        private void HandleForceGc(string module, string[] args)
+        {
+            MainConsole.Instance.Output("Manually invoking runtime garbage collection");
+            GC.Collect();
+        }
         
         /// <summary>
         /// Should be overriden and referenced by descendents if they need to perform extra shutdown processing
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 77e7df971f..a8326632ba 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
     {
 //        ~ScenePresence()
 //        {
-//            m_log.Debug("[SCENE PRESENCE] Destructor called");
+//            m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE PRESENCE]: Destructor called on {0}", Name);
 //        }
+
         private void TriggerScenePresenceUpdated()
         {
             if (m_scene != null)