diff --git a/panda/src/net/connectionWriter.cxx b/panda/src/net/connectionWriter.cxx
index f7325a0f12..97a2093be7 100644
--- a/panda/src/net/connectionWriter.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/net/connectionWriter.cxx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ get_current_queue_size() const {
 //
 //               If block is true, this will not return false if the
 //               send queue is filled; instead, it will wait until
-//               this is space available.
+//               there is space available.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool ConnectionWriter::
 send(const Datagram &datagram, const PT(Connection) &connection, bool block) {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ send(const Datagram &datagram, const PT(Connection) &connection, bool block) {
 //
 //               If block is true, this will not return false if the
 //               send queue is filled; instead, it will wait until
-//               this is space available.
+//               there is space available.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool ConnectionWriter::
 send(const Datagram &datagram, const PT(Connection) &connection,
diff --git a/panda/src/net/datagramQueue.cxx b/panda/src/net/datagramQueue.cxx
index 39fa7e4b32..a6b9abe2f9 100644
--- a/panda/src/net/datagramQueue.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/net/datagramQueue.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
 //  Description:
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 DatagramQueue::
-DatagramQueue() : _cv(_cvlock) {
+DatagramQueue() : 
+  _cvlock("DatagramQueue::_cvlock"),
+  _cv(_cvlock) 
+{
   _shutdown = false;
   _max_queue_size = get_net_max_write_queue();
 }