diff --git a/lib/php/src/transport/TSocket.php b/lib/php/src/transport/TSocket.php
index c33a352..b2bea91 100644
--- a/lib/php/src/transport/TSocket.php
+++ b/lib/php/src/transport/TSocket.php
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@
    *
    * @var bool
    */
-  private $debug_ = FALSE;
+  protected $debug_ = FALSE;
 
   /**
    * Debug handler
    *
    * @var mixed
    */
-  private $debugHandler_ = null;
+  protected $debugHandler_ = null;
 
   /**
    * Socket constructor
diff --git a/lib/php/src/transport/TSocketPool.php b/lib/php/src/transport/TSocketPool.php
index 8036bea..4652e0f 100644
--- a/lib/php/src/transport/TSocketPool.php
+++ b/lib/php/src/transport/TSocketPool.php
@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@
   private $alwaysTryLast_ = TRUE;
 
   /**
-   * User can supply their own debug handler instead of error_log
-   *
-   * @var mixed
-   */
-  private $debugHandler_ = null;
-
-  /**
    * Socket pool constructor
    *
    * @param array  $hosts        List of remote hostnames
@@ -85,8 +78,6 @@
                               $debugHandler=null) {
     parent::__construct(null, 0, $persist, $debugHandler);
 
-    $this->debugHandler_ = $debugHandler ? $debugHandler : 'error_log';
-
     if (!is_array($ports)) {
       $port = $ports;
       $ports = array();
@@ -179,7 +170,7 @@
       // Cache hit...make sure enough the retry interval has elapsed
       if ($lastFailtime > 0) {
         $elapsed = time() - $lastFailtime;
-        if ($elapsed > $retryInterval) {
+        if ($elapsed > $this->retryInterval_) {
           $retryIntervalPassed = TRUE;
           if ($this->debug_) {
             call_user_func($this->debugHandler_,