diff --git a/packages/livedata/livedata_connection.js b/packages/livedata/livedata_connection.js
index 5502857651..293e09a82c 100644
--- a/packages/livedata/livedata_connection.js
+++ b/packages/livedata/livedata_connection.js
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ var Connection = function (url, options) {
 
     if (msg.msg === 'connected') {
       self._version = self._versionSuggestion;
-      options.onConnected();
       self._livedata_connected(msg);
+      options.onConnected();
     }
     else if (msg.msg == 'failed') {
       if (_.contains(self._supportedDDPVersions, msg.version)) {
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ var Connection = function (url, options) {
 
   var onDisconnect = function () {
     if (self._heartbeat) {
-      self._heartbeat.stop()
+      self._heartbeat.stop();
       self._heartbeat = null;
     }
   };
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ _.extend(Connection.prototype, {
       stop: function () {
         if (!_.has(self._subscriptions, id))
           return;
-        
+
         self._subscriptions[id].stop();
       },
       ready: function () {
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ _.extend(Connection.prototype, {
         heartbeatInterval: self._heartbeatInterval,
         heartbeatTimeout: self._heartbeatTimeout,
         onTimeout: function () {
-          if (Meteor.isClient) {
+          if (Meteor.isClient && ! self._stream._isStub) {
             // only print on the client. this message is useful on the
             // browser console to see that we've lost connection. on the
             // server (eg when doing server-to-server DDP), it gets
diff --git a/packages/livedata/livedata_connection_tests.js b/packages/livedata/livedata_connection_tests.js
index 334cd59a3b..5e043d8ea3 100644
--- a/packages/livedata/livedata_connection_tests.js
+++ b/packages/livedata/livedata_connection_tests.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Tinytest.add("livedata stub - reactive subscribe", function (test) {
     completerHandle = conn.subscribe("completer", onReady("completer"));
     stopperHandle = conn.subscribe("stopper", onReady("stopper"));
   });
-  
+
   var completerReady;
   var readyAutorunHandle = Deps.autorun(function() {
     completerReady = completerHandle.ready();
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ Tinytest.add("livedata stub - reactive subscribe handle correct", function (test
   Deps.flush();
   test.isTrue(fooHandle.ready());
   test.isTrue(fooReady);
-  
+
   autorunHandle.stop();
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/livedata/stub_stream.js b/packages/livedata/stub_stream.js
index 54e75c8367..5901f276a1 100644
--- a/packages/livedata/stub_stream.js
+++ b/packages/livedata/stub_stream.js
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ _.extend(StubStream.prototype, {
     _.each(self.callbacks['reset'], function (cb) {
       cb();
     });
-  }
-
+  },
 
+  // Provide a tag to detect stub streams.
+  // We don't log heartbeat failures on stub streams, for example.
+  _isStub: true
 });