diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/HazelcastMessenger.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/HazelcastMessenger.java
index bfedc4b576..28309a10b5 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/HazelcastMessenger.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/HazelcastMessenger.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ package org.alfresco.repo.cluster;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.ParameterCheck;
 
 import com.hazelcast.core.ITopic;
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ public class HazelcastMessenger<T extends Serializable> implements Messenger<T>,
     private ITopic<T> topic;
     private MessageReceiver<T> receiverDelegate;
     private String address;
-    
+    private final static Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(HazelcastMessenger.class);
     /**
      * @param topic
      */
@@ -51,6 +53,10 @@ public class HazelcastMessenger<T extends Serializable> implements Messenger<T>,
     @Override
     public void send(T message)
     {
+        if (logger.isTraceEnabled())
+        {
+            logger.trace("Sending " + message);
+        }
         topic.publish(message);
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +72,10 @@ public class HazelcastMessenger<T extends Serializable> implements Messenger<T>,
     @Override
     public void onMessage(T message)
     {
-        ParameterCheck.mandatory("message", message);
+        if (logger.isTraceEnabled())
+        {
+            logger.trace("Received (will be delegated to receiver): " + message);
+        }
         receiverDelegate.onReceive(message);
     }
 
@@ -86,5 +95,5 @@ public class HazelcastMessenger<T extends Serializable> implements Messenger<T>,
     public String getAddress()
     {
         return address;
-    }
+    } 
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/HazelcastTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/HazelcastTest.java
index f8ed604887..29ee9f6638 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/HazelcastTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/HazelcastTest.java
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
 package org.alfresco.repo.cluster;
 
 
+import org.alfresco.repo.cluster.MessengerTestHelper.TestMessageReceiver;
 import org.alfresco.util.ApplicationContextHelper;
-import org.jgroups.ChannelException;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 
@@ -68,13 +69,9 @@ public class HazelcastTest implements MessageListener<String>
  
     
     @Test
-    public void canSendWithHazelcastMessengerFactory() throws InterruptedException, ChannelException
+    public void canSendWithHazelcastMessengerFactory() throws InterruptedException
     {
-        Config config = new Config();
-        GroupConfig groupConfig = new GroupConfig();
-        groupConfig.setName("testcluster");
-        groupConfig.setPassword("secret");
-        config.setGroupConfig(groupConfig);
+        Config config = createConfig();
         HazelcastInstance hi = Hazelcast.newHazelcastInstance(config);
         ITopic<String> topic = hi.getTopic("testregion");
         
@@ -87,10 +84,42 @@ public class HazelcastTest implements MessageListener<String>
         helper.checkMessageReceivedWas("Full test including spring.");
     }
 
+    @Ignore("Behaviour not yet implemented.")
+    @Test
+    public void messengerWillNotReceiveMessagesFromSelf() throws InterruptedException
+    {
+        MessengerFactory messengerFactory = (MessengerFactory) ctx.getBean("messengerFactory");
+        Messenger<String> m1 = messengerFactory.createMessenger("testregion");
+        TestMessageReceiver r1 = new TestMessageReceiver();
+        m1.setReceiver(r1);
+     
+        Config config = createConfig();
+        HazelcastInstance hi = Hazelcast.newHazelcastInstance(config);
+        ITopic<String> topic2 = hi.getTopic("testregion");
+        String address2 = hi.getCluster().getLocalMember().getInetSocketAddress().toString();
+        Messenger<String> m2 = new HazelcastMessenger<String>(topic2, address2);
+        TestMessageReceiver r2 = new TestMessageReceiver();
+        m2.setReceiver(r2);
+        
+        m1.send("This should be received by r2 but not r1");
+        
+        r2.helper.checkMessageReceivedWas("This should be received by r2 but not r1");
+        r1.helper.checkNoMessageReceived();
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void onMessage(String message)
     {
         helper.setReceivedMsg(message);
     }
+    
+    private Config createConfig()
+    {
+        Config config = new Config();
+        GroupConfig groupConfig = new GroupConfig();
+        groupConfig.setName("testcluster");
+        groupConfig.setPassword("secret");
+        config.setGroupConfig(groupConfig);
+        return config;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/JGroupsTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/JGroupsTest.java
index 40c84f6229..66fd420d1d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/JGroupsTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/JGroupsTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.alfresco.repo.cluster;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.io.ObjectInput;
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
+import org.alfresco.repo.cluster.MessengerTestHelper.TestMessageReceiver;
 import org.alfresco.repo.jgroups.AlfrescoJGroupsChannelFactory;
 import org.alfresco.util.ApplicationContextHelper;
 import org.jgroups.Channel;
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ import org.jgroups.ReceiverAdapter;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 
@@ -132,27 +132,24 @@ public class JGroupsTest extends ReceiverAdapter
         assertEquals(true, messengerFactory.isClusterActive());        
     }
     
-    @Ignore("Not currently allowing multiple receivers per underlying Channel")
     @Test
-    public void canReceiveFromMultipleMessageReceivers() throws InterruptedException, ChannelException
+    public void messengerWillNotReceiveMessagesFromSelf() throws InterruptedException, ChannelException
     {
-        Channel ch = new JChannel("udp.xml");
-        ch.connect("mycluster");
-        Messenger<String> sendMsgr = new JGroupsMessenger<String>(ch);
-
-        Messenger<String> recvMsgr1 = new JGroupsMessenger<String>(ch);
+        MessengerFactory messengerFactory = (MessengerFactory) ctx.getBean("messengerFactory");
+        Messenger<String> m1 = messengerFactory.createMessenger("testregion");
         TestMessageReceiver r1 = new TestMessageReceiver();
-        recvMsgr1.setReceiver(r1);
+        m1.setReceiver(r1);
         
-        Messenger<String> recvMsgr2 = new JGroupsMessenger<String>(ch);
+        Channel ch2 = new JChannel("udp.xml");
+        ch2.connect("testcluster:testregion");
+        Messenger<String> m2 = new JGroupsMessenger<String>(ch2);
         TestMessageReceiver r2 = new TestMessageReceiver();
-        recvMsgr2.setReceiver(r2);
+        m2.setReceiver(r2);
         
-        sendMsgr.send("This message was sent with jgroups");
+        m1.send("This should be received by r2 but not r1");
         
-        Thread.sleep(50);
-        assertEquals("This message was sent with jgroups", new String(r1.receivedMsg));
-        assertEquals("This message was sent with jgroups", new String(r2.receivedMsg));
+        r2.helper.checkMessageReceivedWas("This should be received by r2 but not r1");
+        r1.helper.checkNoMessageReceived();
     }
     
     @Override
@@ -177,16 +174,4 @@ public class JGroupsTest extends ReceiverAdapter
             throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't receive object.", e);
         }
     }
-    
-    
-    public static class TestMessageReceiver implements MessageReceiver<String>
-    {
-        String receivedMsg;
-        
-        @Override
-        public void onReceive(String message)
-        {
-            receivedMsg = message;
-        }   
-    }
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/MessengerTestHelper.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/MessengerTestHelper.java
index 58b49254cf..cdab15a0d4 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/MessengerTestHelper.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cluster/MessengerTestHelper.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public class MessengerTestHelper
 {
     private String receivedMsg;
     private final static int SLEEP_MILLIS = 50;
+    private static final int MAX_TRIES = 30;
     
     
     public MessengerTestHelper()
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public class MessengerTestHelper
     {
         int tries = 0;
         
-        while (tries < 30)
+        while (tries < MAX_TRIES)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -72,6 +73,32 @@ public class MessengerTestHelper
         fail("No message received, tried " + tries +
              " times, sleeping " + SLEEP_MILLIS + "ms each time.");
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Assert that no message was received in the given period.
+     */
+    public void checkNoMessageReceived()
+    {
+        int tries = 0;
+        
+        while (tries < MAX_TRIES)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Thread.sleep(SLEEP_MILLIS);
+            }
+            catch (InterruptedException e)
+            {
+                // Carry on
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+            if (getReceivedMsg() != null)
+            {
+                fail("Message received but should NOT have been. Message was: " + getReceivedMsg());
+            }
+            tries++;
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * @return the receivedMsg
@@ -88,4 +115,16 @@ public class MessengerTestHelper
     {
         this.receivedMsg = receivedMsg;
     }
+    
+    
+    public static class TestMessageReceiver implements MessageReceiver<String>
+    {
+        MessengerTestHelper helper = new MessengerTestHelper();
+        
+        @Override
+        public void onReceive(String message)
+        {
+            helper.setReceivedMsg(message);
+        }   
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/test-resources/cluster-test/hazelcast-messenger-test.xml b/source/test-resources/cluster-test/hazelcast-messenger-test.xml
index 73ad0663b4..e73db0c7ff 100644
--- a/source/test-resources/cluster-test/hazelcast-messenger-test.xml
+++ b/source/test-resources/cluster-test/hazelcast-messenger-test.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 <beans>
 
+    <!--
+        Unlike the JGroupsMessengerFactory, this messengerFactory bean doesn't require an explicit
+        dependency (through the depends-on attribute) as it specifies the dependency through the
+        reference to the hazelcastInstance bean.
+      -->
     <bean id="messengerFactory" class="org.alfresco.repo.cluster.HazelcastMessengerFactory">
         <property name="hazelcast" ref="hazelcastInstance"/>
     </bean>