diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsCommunication.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsCommunication.java
index 2c94f60a2b..e9c33ca0be 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsCommunication.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsCommunication.java
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ public class MmsCommunication {
       cursor = DatabaseFactory.getMmsDatabase(context).getCarrierMmsInformation(apn);
 
       if (cursor == null || !cursor.moveToFirst()) {
-        MmsConnectionParameters parameters = getLocalMmsConnectionParameters(context);
-        Log.w(TAG, "Android didn't have a result, using MMSC parameters: " + parameters.get().get(0).getMmsc() + " // " + parameters.get().get(0).getProxy() + " // " + parameters.get().get(0).getPort());
-        return parameters;
+        Log.w(TAG, "Android didn't have a result, querying local parameters.");
+        return getLocalMmsConnectionParameters(context);
       }
 
       do {
@@ -100,15 +99,14 @@ public class MmsCommunication {
         String port  = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("mmsport"));
 
         if (!Util.isEmpty(mmsc)) {
-          Log.w(TAG, "Using Android-provided MMSC parameters: " + mmsc + " // " + proxy + " // " + port);
+          Log.w(TAG, "Using Android-provided MMSC parameters.");
           return new MmsConnectionParameters(mmsc, proxy, port);
         }
 
       } while (cursor.moveToNext());
 
-      MmsConnectionParameters parameters = getLocalMmsConnectionParameters(context);
-      Log.w(TAG, "Android didn't have a result, using MMSC parameters: " + parameters.get().get(0).getMmsc() + " // " + parameters.get().get(0).getProxy() + " // " + parameters.get().get(0).getPort());
-      return parameters;
+      Log.w(TAG, "Android provided results were empty, querying local parameters.");
+      return getLocalMmsConnectionParameters(context);
     } catch (SQLiteException sqe) {
       Log.w(TAG, sqe);
     } catch (SecurityException se) {
@@ -150,10 +148,12 @@ public class MmsCommunication {
   }
 
   protected static byte[] parseResponse(InputStream is) throws IOException {
-    InputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(is);
+    InputStream           in   = new BufferedInputStream(is);
     ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     Util.copy(in, baos);
-    Log.w(TAG, "received full server response, " + baos.size() + " bytes");
+
+    Log.w(TAG, "Received full server response, " + baos.size() + " bytes");
+
     return baos.toByteArray();
   }
 
@@ -162,14 +162,16 @@ public class MmsCommunication {
   {
     HttpURLConnection urlConnection;
     URL url = new URL(urlString);
+
     if (proxy != null) {
-      Log.w(TAG, "constructing http client using a proxy");
+      Log.w(TAG, String.format("Constructing http client using a proxy: (%s:%d)", proxy, port));
       Proxy proxyRoute = new Proxy(Proxy.Type.HTTP, new InetSocketAddress(proxy, port));
       urlConnection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection(proxyRoute);
     } else {
-      Log.w(TAG, "constructing http client without proxy");
+      Log.w(TAG, "Constructing http client without proxy");
       urlConnection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
     }
+
     urlConnection.setConnectTimeout(20*1000);
     urlConnection.setReadTimeout(20*1000);
     urlConnection.setUseCaches(false);
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsDownloadHelper.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsDownloadHelper.java
index cde018d8c8..dbcdc0eb5e 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsDownloadHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsDownloadHelper.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 
 import ws.com.google.android.mms.pdu.PduParser;
@@ -42,23 +41,18 @@ public class MmsDownloadHelper extends MmsCommunication {
       client.setRequestMethod("GET");
       client.setRequestProperty("Accept", "*/*, application/vnd.wap.mms-message, application/vnd.wap.sic");
 
-      Log.w(TAG, "connecting to " + url);
+      Log.w(TAG, "Connecting to " + url);
       client.connect();
 
-      final InputStream is;
-      try {
-        is = client.getInputStream();
-      } catch (IOException ioe) {
-        Log.w(TAG, "failed with response code " + client.getResponseCode() + " / " + client.getResponseMessage());
-        throw ioe;
-      }
+      int responseCode = client.getResponseCode();
 
-      Log.w(TAG, "response code was " + client.getResponseCode() + "/" + client.getResponseMessage());
-      if (client.getResponseCode() != 200) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "Response code: " + responseCode + "/" + client.getResponseMessage());
+
+      if (responseCode != 200) {
         throw new IOException("non-200 response");
       }
 
-      return parseResponse(is);
+      return parseResponse(client.getInputStream());
     } finally {
       if (client != null) client.disconnect();
     }
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsSendHelper.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsSendHelper.java
index 75f0976d38..397553c01a 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsSendHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/MmsSendHelper.java
@@ -51,38 +51,30 @@ public class MmsSendHelper extends MmsCommunication {
       client.setDoInput(true);
       client.setDoOutput(true);
       client.setRequestMethod("POST");
-      URI targetUrl = new URI(url);
-
-      if (Util.isEmpty(targetUrl.getHost()))
-        throw new IOException("Invalid target host: " + targetUrl.getHost() + " , " + targetUrl);
-
       client.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/vnd.wap.mms-message");
       client.setRequestProperty("Accept", "*/*, application/vnd.wap.mms-message, application/vnd.wap.sic");
       client.setRequestProperty("x-wap-profile", "http://www.google.com/oha/rdf/ua-profile-kila.xml");
 
-      Log.w(TAG, "connecting to " + targetUrl);
+      Log.w(TAG, "Connecting to " + url);
       client.connect();
-      Log.w(TAG, "writing mms payload, " + mms.length + " bytes");
-      OutputStream out = new BufferedOutputStream(client.getOutputStream());
+
+      Log.w(TAG, "Writing mms payload, " + mms.length + " bytes");
+      OutputStream out = client.getOutputStream();
       out.write(mms);
       out.flush();
       out.close();
-      Log.w(TAG, "payload sent");
-      final InputStream is;
-      try {
-        is = client.getInputStream();
-      } catch (IOException ioe) {
-        Log.w(TAG, "failed with response code " + client.getResponseCode() + " / " + client.getResponseMessage());
-        throw ioe;
-      }
-      Log.w(TAG, "response code was " + client.getResponseCode() + "/" + client.getResponseMessage());
-      if (client.getResponseCode() != 200) {
+
+      Log.w(TAG, "Payload sent");
+
+      int responseCode = client.getResponseCode();
+
+      Log.w(TAG, "Response code: " + responseCode + "/" + client.getResponseMessage());
+
+      if (responseCode != 200) {
         throw new IOException("non-200 response");
       }
-      return parseResponse(is);
-    } catch (URISyntaxException use) {
-      Log.w(TAG, use);
-      throw new IOException("Couldn't parse URI.");
+
+      return parseResponse(client.getInputStream());
     } finally {
       if (client != null) client.disconnect();
     }