diff --git a/aws/s3/perftest/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/JCloudsGaePerformanceLiveTest.java b/aws/s3/perftest/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/JCloudsGaePerformanceLiveTest.java
index 9e1193cd03..d40e14b6df 100644
--- a/aws/s3/perftest/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/JCloudsGaePerformanceLiveTest.java
+++ b/aws/s3/perftest/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/JCloudsGaePerformanceLiveTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ import com.google.appengine.tools.development.ApiProxyLocalImpl;
 import com.google.apphosting.api.ApiProxy;
 import com.google.inject.Module;
 
-@Test(sequential = true, testName = "s3.JCloudsGaePerformanceLiveTest", groups = { "live" })
+/**
+ * 
+ * This test is disabled due to timeout limitations in the google app engine sdk
+ * 
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+@Test(enabled = false, sequential = true, testName = "s3.JCloudsGaePerformanceLiveTest", groups = { "live" })
 public class JCloudsGaePerformanceLiveTest extends BaseJCloudsPerformance {
 
    public JCloudsGaePerformanceLiveTest() {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/internal/BaseHttpFutureCommandClient.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/internal/BaseHttpFutureCommandClient.java
index 3e2a520743..7b7f376945 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/internal/BaseHttpFutureCommandClient.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/internal/BaseHttpFutureCommandClient.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public abstract class BaseHttpFutureCommandClient<Q> implements HttpFutureComman
             }
          }
       } catch (Exception e) {
+         logger.error(e, "command: %s failed with response %s", command, response);
          command.setException(new HttpResponseException(command, response, e));
       }
    }