diff --git a/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/ASTGenerator.java b/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/ASTGenerator.java
index 00758a060..d4fdbff31 100644
--- a/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/ASTGenerator.java
+++ b/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/ASTGenerator.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public class ASTGenerator {
   /**
    * Toggle AST View window
    */
-  public static final boolean SHOWAST = true;
+  public static final boolean SHOWAST = !true;
 
   protected DefaultMutableTreeNode buildAST(String source, CompilationUnit cu) {
     if (cu == null) {
diff --git a/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/DebugEditor.java b/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/DebugEditor.java
index cd7ce4ce6..19eaa3e79 100755
--- a/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/DebugEditor.java
+++ b/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/DebugEditor.java
@@ -1386,10 +1386,12 @@ public class DebugEditor extends JavaEditor implements ActionListener {
     public String statusMessage;
     public void statusMessage(final String what, int type){
       // Don't re-display the old message again
-      if(what.equals(statusMessage) && type == statusMessageType) {
-        return;
+      if(type != STATUS_EMPTY) {
+        if(what.equals(statusMessage) && type == statusMessageType) {
+          return;
+        }
       }
-      statusMessage = what;
+      statusMessage = new String(what);
       statusMessageType = type;
       switch (type) {
       case STATUS_COMPILER_ERR:
@@ -1401,26 +1403,15 @@ public class DebugEditor extends JavaEditor implements ActionListener {
         statusNotice(what);        
         break;
       }
-//      log("SW 0");
-//      final Timer t = new Timer();
-//      t.schedule(new TimerTask() {          
-//        @Override
-//        public void run() {
-//          log("SW 1");
-//          statusEmpty();
-//          log("SW 2");
-//          t.cancel();
-//        }
-//      }, 2000);
+      // Don't need to clear compiler error messages
+      if(type == STATUS_COMPILER_ERR) return;
+      
+      // Clear the message after a delay
       SwingWorker s = new SwingWorker<Void, Void>() {
-        
         @Override
         protected Void doInBackground() throws Exception {
-          
           try {
-            log("SW 1");
             Thread.sleep(2 * 1000);
-            log("SW 2");
           } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
           }