diff --git a/libnpsharp.userprefs b/libnpsharp.userprefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..337b019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnpsharp.userprefs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<Properties>
+  <MonoDevelop.Ide.Workspace ActiveConfiguration="Debug" />
+  <MonoDevelop.Ide.Workbench ActiveDocument="src/libnpsharp/NpClient.cs">
+    <Files>
+      <File FileName="src/libnpsharp/Rpc/Packets/AuthenticateExternalStatusMessage.cs" Line="1" Column="1" />
+      <File FileName="src/libnpsharp/NpClient.cs" Line="31" Column="45" />
+    </Files>
+  </MonoDevelop.Ide.Workbench>
+  <MonoDevelop.Ide.DebuggingService.Breakpoints>
+    <BreakpointStore />
+  </MonoDevelop.Ide.DebuggingService.Breakpoints>
+  <MonoDevelop.Ide.DebuggingService.PinnedWatches />
+</Properties>
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diff --git a/src/libnpsharp/NpClient.cs b/src/libnpsharp/NpClient.cs
index 4bb76cc..d1dfa6a 100644
--- a/src/libnpsharp/NpClient.cs
+++ b/src/libnpsharp/NpClient.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using NPSharp.Rpc;
 using NPSharp.Rpc.Packets;
+using log4net;
 
 namespace NPSharp
 {
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ namespace NPSharp
         private readonly RpcClientStream _rpc;
         private CancellationTokenSource _cancellationTokenSource;
         private CancellationToken _cancellationToken;
+		private ILog _log;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes the NP client with a specified host and port.
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ namespace NPSharp
         public NpClient(string host, ushort port = 3025)
         {
             _rpc = new RpcClientStream(host, port);
+			_log = LogManager.GetLogger ("NPClient");
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -53,8 +56,7 @@ namespace NPSharp
 
             Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
             {
-                Debug.WriteLine("Processing thread start");
-
+				_log.Debug("Now receiving RPC messages");
                 try
                 {
                     while (true)
@@ -69,10 +71,11 @@ namespace NPSharp
                 }
                 catch (ProtocolViolationException error)
                 {
-                    Console.WriteLine("Protocol violation: {0}. Disconnect imminent.", error.Message);
+                    _log.ErrorFormat("Protocol violation: {0}. Disconnect imminent.", error.Message);
+					Disconnect();
                 }
 
-                Debug.WriteLine("Processing thread exit");
+				_log.Debug("Now not receiving RPC messages anymore");
             }, _cancellationToken);
 
             return true;
diff --git a/src/libnpsharp/libnpsharp.csproj b/src/libnpsharp/libnpsharp.csproj
index 5478e05..d953e3a 100644
--- a/src/libnpsharp/libnpsharp.csproj
+++ b/src/libnpsharp/libnpsharp.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <TargetFrameworkProfile />
+    <ProductVersion>12.0.0</ProductVersion>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -33,9 +35,6 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="protobuf-net">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\protobuf-net.2.0.0.668\lib\net40\protobuf-net.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
@@ -43,6 +42,12 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="log4net">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\log4net.2.0.3\lib\net40-full\log4net.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="protobuf-net">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\protobuf-net.2.0.0.668\lib\net40\protobuf-net.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="NpClient.cs" />
@@ -67,9 +72,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Rpc\Packets\StorageWriteUserFileResultMessage.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="packages.config" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
@@ -79,4 +81,10 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
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+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="Authentication\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/libnpsharp/packages.config b/src/libnpsharp/packages.config
index 0cd8e89..6c0fa8f 100644
--- a/src/libnpsharp/packages.config
+++ b/src/libnpsharp/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<packages>
-  <package id="protobuf-net" version="2.0.0.668" targetFramework="net40" />
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="log4net" version="2.0.3" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="protobuf-net" version="2.0.0.668" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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