diff --git a/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/server/rpc/core/java/util/logging/LogRecord_ServerCustomFieldSerializer.java b/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/server/rpc/core/java/util/logging/LogRecord_ServerCustomFieldSerializer.java
index d89246a..e93815f 100644
--- a/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/server/rpc/core/java/util/logging/LogRecord_ServerCustomFieldSerializer.java
+++ b/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/server/rpc/core/java/util/logging/LogRecord_ServerCustomFieldSerializer.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       Class<?> instanceClass, DequeMap<Type, Type> resolvedTypes) throws SerializationException {
     String loggerName = streamReader.readString();
     Long millis = streamReader.readLong();
-    Object throwable = streamReader.readObject(Throwable.class, resolvedTypes);
+    Object throwable = streamReader.readObject(SerializableThrowable.class, resolvedTypes);
 
     instance.setLoggerName(loggerName);
     instance.setMillis(millis);
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
   }
 
   @Override
-  public LogRecord instantiateInstance(ServerSerializationStreamReader reader)
-      throws SerializationException {
+  public LogRecord instantiateInstance(ServerSerializationStreamReader reader, Class<?> instanceClass,
+      DequeMap<Type, Type> resolvedTypes) throws SerializationException {
     return LogRecord_CustomFieldSerializer.instantiate(reader);
   }
 
diff --git a/user/test/com/google/gwt/user/client/rpc/LoggingRPCTest.java b/user/test/com/google/gwt/user/client/rpc/LoggingRPCTest.java
index b451e60..365ce4a 100644
--- a/user/test/com/google/gwt/user/client/rpc/LoggingRPCTest.java
+++ b/user/test/com/google/gwt/user/client/rpc/LoggingRPCTest.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     service.echoLogRecord(expectedLogRecord, new AsyncCallback<LogRecord>() {
       public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
         TestSetValidator.rethrowException(caught);
+        fail(caught.getMessage());
       }
 
       public void onSuccess(LogRecord result) {
@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@
         finishTest();
       }
     });
-    finishTest();
   }
 
   private LoggingRPCTestServiceAsync getServiceAsync() {