diff --git a/src/streamer.rs b/src/streamer.rs
index 48d8db74c..c23fdb5ec 100644
--- a/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/src/streamer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
+use std::fmt;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
 use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
@@ -16,7 +17,16 @@ pub struct Packet {
     pub port: u16,
     pub v6: bool,
 }
-
+impl fmt::Debug for Packet {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "Packet {{ size: {:?}, addr: {:?} }}",
+            self.size,
+            self.get_addr()
+        )
+    }
+}
 impl Default for Packet {
     fn default() -> Packet {
         Packet {
@@ -72,6 +82,7 @@ impl Packet {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct PacketData {
     pub packets: Vec<Packet>,
 }
@@ -213,6 +224,8 @@ mod test {
     use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
     use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
     use result::Result;
+    use std::io::Write;
+    use std::io;
     use streamer::{allocate, receiver, recycle, sender, Packet, Receiver, Recycler, PACKET_SIZE};
 
     fn producer(addr: &SocketAddr, recycler: Recycler, exit: Arc<Mutex<bool>>) -> JoinHandle<()> {
@@ -292,11 +305,11 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     fn get_msgs(r: Receiver, num: &mut usize) {
-        for _ in [0..5].iter() {
+        for _t in 0..5 {
             let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
             match r.recv_timeout(timer) {
                 Ok(m) => *num += m.read().unwrap().packets.len(),
-                _ => (),
+                e => println!("error {:?}", e),
             }
             if *num == 10 {
                 break;
@@ -331,7 +344,10 @@ mod test {
         t_receiver.join().expect("join");
         t_sender.join().expect("join");
     }
-
+    #[test]
+    pub fn streamer_debug() {
+        write!(io::sink(), "{:?}", Packet::default()).unwrap();
+    }
     #[test]
     pub fn streamer_send_test() {
         let read = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind");