diff --git a/src/main/java/lua/debug/DebugStackState.java b/src/main/java/lua/debug/DebugStackState.java
index 150e1aea..4d3d486a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/lua/debug/DebugStackState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/lua/debug/DebugStackState.java
@@ -128,12 +128,13 @@ public class DebugStackState extends StackState implements DebugRequestListener
 	
 	// debug hooks
 	public void debugHooks( int pc ) {
-        if(DebugUtils.IS_DEBUG)
+		if ( exiting ) {
+			throw new AbortException("aborted by debug client");
+		}
+		
+		if(DebugUtils.IS_DEBUG)
         	DebugUtils.println("entered debugHook...");
         
-		if ( exiting )
-			throw new AbortException("exiting");
-
 		synchronized ( this ) {
             
 			// anytime the line doesn't change we keep going
diff --git a/src/main/java/lua/debug/j2se/DebugSupport.java b/src/main/java/lua/debug/j2se/DebugSupport.java
index de0067ee..daafd58e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/lua/debug/j2se/DebugSupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/lua/debug/j2se/DebugSupport.java
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ import lua.debug.request.DebugRequest;
 import lua.debug.request.DebugRequestListener;
 import lua.debug.response.DebugResponse;
 
-public class DebugSupport implements DebugEventListener {
+public class DebugSupport implements DebugRequestListener, DebugEventListener {
 	protected static final int UNKNOWN = 0;
 	protected static final int RUNNING = 1;
 	protected static final int STOPPED = 2;
 	
-    protected DebugRequestListener listener;
+    protected DebugRequestListener vm;
     protected int requestPort;
     protected int eventPort;
     protected Thread requestWatcherThread;
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ public class DebugSupport implements DebugEventListener {
     protected Socket clientEventSocket;
     protected DataOutputStream eventWriter;
         
-    public DebugSupport(DebugRequestListener listener, 
-                       int requestPort, 
-                       int eventPort) {
-        this.listener = listener;
+    public DebugSupport(DebugRequestListener vm, 
+                        int requestPort, 
+                        int eventPort) {
+        this.vm = vm;
         this.requestPort = requestPort;
         this.eventPort = eventPort;
     }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class DebugSupport implements DebugEventListener {
         this.state = RUNNING;
     }
     
-    public synchronized int getState() {
+    protected synchronized int getState() {
         return this.state;
     }
     
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class DebugSupport implements DebugEventListener {
         this.state = STOPPED;
     }
     
-    public void handleRequest() {        
+    protected void handleRequest() {        
         synchronized (clientRequestSocket) {
             try {
                 while (getState() != STOPPED) {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class DebugSupport implements DebugEventListener {
                         = (DebugRequest) SerializationHelper.deserialize(data);
                     DebugUtils.println("SERVER receives request: " + request.toString());
                     
-                    DebugResponse response = listener.handleRequest(request);
+                    DebugResponse response = handleRequest(request);
                     data = SerializationHelper.serialize(response);
                     requestWriter.writeInt(data.length);
                     requestWriter.write(data);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class DebugSupport implements DebugEventListener {
      *              
      * @param event
      */
-    public void fireEvent(DebugEvent event) {
+    protected void sendEvent(DebugEvent event) {
         DebugUtils.println("SERVER sending event: " + event.toString());
         synchronized (eventSocket) {
             try {
@@ -221,6 +221,18 @@ public class DebugSupport implements DebugEventListener {
      * @see lua.debug.DebugEventListener#notifyDebugEvent(lua.debug.DebugEvent)
      */
     public void notifyDebugEvent(DebugEvent event) {
-        fireEvent(event);        
-    }    
+        sendEvent(event);        
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see lua.debug.DebugRequestListener#handleRequest(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public DebugResponse handleRequest(DebugRequest request) {  
+    	if (DebugUtils.IS_DEBUG) {
+    		DebugUtils.println("handling request: " + request.toString());
+    	}
+    	
+        DebugResponse response = vm.handleRequest(request);
+        return response;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/lua/debug/j2se/StandardLuaJVM.java b/src/main/java/lua/debug/j2se/StandardLuaJVM.java
index 3c396f75..cfc0904c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/lua/debug/j2se/StandardLuaJVM.java
+++ b/src/main/java/lua/debug/j2se/StandardLuaJVM.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public class StandardLuaJVM implements DebugRequestListener {
             }
         }).start();
         
-        debugSupport.fireEvent(new DebugEvent(DebugEventType.started));
+        debugSupport.notifyDebugEvent(new DebugEvent(DebugEventType.started));
     }   
     
     private DebugStackState getDebugState() {
@@ -260,17 +260,16 @@ public class StandardLuaJVM implements DebugRequestListener {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Must be in debug mode to handle the debug requests");
         }
         
-        DebugUtils.println("handling request: " + request.toString());
         DebugRequestType requestType = request.getType();
         if (DebugRequestType.suspend == requestType) {
         	DebugResponse status = getDebugState().handleRequest(request);                
             DebugEvent event = new DebugEvent(DebugEventType.suspendedByClient);
-            debugSupport.fireEvent(event);                
+            debugSupport.notifyDebugEvent(event);                
             return status;
         } else if (DebugRequestType.resume == requestType) {
         	DebugResponse status = getDebugState().handleRequest(request);                
         	DebugEvent event = new DebugEvent(DebugEventType.resumedByClient);
-            debugSupport.fireEvent(event);                
+            debugSupport.notifyDebugEvent(event);                
             return status;
         } else if (DebugRequestType.exit == requestType) {
             stop();
@@ -281,17 +280,16 @@ public class StandardLuaJVM implements DebugRequestListener {
     }
     
     protected void stop() {
-        DebugUtils.println("exit LuaJ VM...");
         if (this.debugSupport != null) {
             DebugEvent event = new DebugEvent(DebugEventType.terminated);
-            debugSupport.fireEvent(event);
+            debugSupport.notifyDebugEvent(event);
             Timer timer = new Timer("DebugServerDeathThread");
             timer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
                 public void run() {
                     debugSupport.stop();
                     debugSupport = null;                    
                 }
-            }, 500);
+            }, 300);
         }
         getDebugState().exit();
     }