diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx b/direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx
index d5e51ef1b8..8376bab1f4 100644
--- a/direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ set_wparams(const P3DWindowParams &wparams) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 P3D_object *P3DInstance::
 get_panda_script_object() const {
+  nout << "get_panda_script_object\n";
   return _panda_script_object;
 }
 
diff --git a/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.cxx b/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.cxx
index 9fce5d55ba..6dd31371aa 100644
--- a/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.cxx
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ get_panda_script_object() {
   if (_p3d_inst != NULL) {
     main = P3D_instance_get_panda_script_object(_p3d_inst);
   }
+  nout << "get_panda_script_object, main = " << main << "\n";
 
   _script_object = PPToplevelObject::make_new(this);
   _script_object->set_main(main);
@@ -1194,6 +1195,7 @@ create_instance() {
       // Now that we have a true instance, initialize our
       // script_object with the proper P3D_object pointer.
       P3D_object *main = P3D_instance_get_panda_script_object(_p3d_inst);
+      nout << "new instance, setting main = " << main << "\n";
       _script_object->set_main(main);
     }