diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimationUtil.cpp b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimationUtil.cpp
index 377d6ce372f29..7718daf61d816 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimationUtil.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimationUtil.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ bool bootAnimationDisabled() {
     char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     property_get("debug.sf.nobootanimation", value, "0");
     if (atoi(value) > 0) {
-      return false;
+        return true;
     }
 
     property_get("ro.boot.quiescent", value, "0");
diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/bootanimation_main.cpp b/cmds/bootanimation/bootanimation_main.cpp
index daac5887a5008..8501982d071c4 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/bootanimation_main.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/bootanimation_main.cpp
@@ -157,8 +157,10 @@ int main()
 
         // create the boot animation object
         sp<BootAnimation> boot = new BootAnimation(new AudioAnimationCallbacks());
+        ALOGV("Boot animation set up. Joining pool.");
 
         IPCThreadState::self()->joinThreadPool();
     }
+    ALOGV("Boot animation exit");
     return 0;
 }