diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp
index f192913fd..b3c8ef59e 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <hardware/sensors.h>
 
 #include "SensorDevice.h"
+#include "SensorService.h"
 
 namespace android {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -166,17 +167,32 @@ status_t SensorDevice::activate(void* ident, int handle, int enabled)
     bool actuateHardware = false;
 
     Info& info( mActivationCount.editValueFor(handle) );
+
+
+    LOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS,
+            "SensorDevice::activate: ident=%p, handle=0x%08x, enabled=%d, count=%d",
+            ident, handle, enabled, info.rates.size());
+
     if (enabled) {
         Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+        LOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "... index=%ld",
+                info.rates.indexOfKey(ident));
+
         if (info.rates.indexOfKey(ident) < 0) {
             info.rates.add(ident, DEFAULT_EVENTS_PERIOD);
-            actuateHardware = true;
+            if (info.rates.size() == 1) {
+                actuateHardware = true;
+            }
         } else {
             // sensor was already activated for this ident
         }
     } else {
         Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
-        if (info.rates.removeItem(ident) >= 0) {
+        LOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "... index=%ld",
+                info.rates.indexOfKey(ident));
+
+        ssize_t idx = info.rates.removeItem(ident);
+        if (idx >= 0) {
             if (info.rates.size() == 0) {
                 actuateHardware = true;
             }
@@ -186,6 +202,8 @@ status_t SensorDevice::activate(void* ident, int handle, int enabled)
     }
 
     if (actuateHardware) {
+        LOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "\t>>> actuating h/w");
+
         err = mSensorDevice->activate(mSensorDevice, handle, enabled);
         if (enabled) {
             LOGE_IF(err, "Error activating sensor %d (%s)", handle, strerror(-err));
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
index c5e69ff61..f1db2f555 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
@@ -297,16 +297,25 @@ void SensorService::cleanupConnection(SensorEventConnection* c)
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
     const wp<SensorEventConnection> connection(c);
     size_t size = mActiveSensors.size();
+    LOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "%d active sensors", size);
     for (size_t i=0 ; i<size ; ) {
         int handle = mActiveSensors.keyAt(i);
         if (c->hasSensor(handle)) {
+            LOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "%i: disabling handle=0x%08x", i, handle);
             SensorInterface* sensor = mSensorMap.valueFor( handle );
+            LOGE_IF(!sensor, "mSensorMap[handle=0x%08x] is null!", handle);
             if (sensor) {
                 sensor->activate(c, false);
             }
         }
         SensorRecord* rec = mActiveSensors.valueAt(i);
+        LOGE_IF(!rec, "mActiveSensors[%d] is null (handle=0x%08x)!", i, handle);
+        LOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS,
+                "removing connection %p for sensor[%d].handle=0x%08x",
+                c, i, handle);
+
         if (rec && rec->removeConnection(connection)) {
+            LOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "... and it was the last connection");
             mActiveSensors.removeItemsAt(i, 1);
             mActiveVirtualSensors.removeItem(handle);
             delete rec;
@@ -446,6 +455,7 @@ SensorService::SensorEventConnection::SensorEventConnection(
 
 SensorService::SensorEventConnection::~SensorEventConnection()
 {
+    LOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "~SensorEventConnection(%p)", this);
     mService->cleanupConnection(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h
index 21f12bdbc..77a7e34e8 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#define DEBUG_CONNECTIONS   false
+
 struct sensors_poll_device_t;
 struct sensors_module_t;