--- a/src/ch/ethz/ssh2/log/Logger.java	Fri Jul 18 17:32:11 2014 -0700
+++ b/src/ch/ethz/ssh2/log/Logger.java	Fri Jul 18 18:08:56 2014 -0700
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 {
 	private java.util.logging.Logger delegate;
 
-	public static volatile boolean enabled = false;
+	public static boolean enabled = false;
 
 	public static Logger getLogger(Class<?> x)
 	{
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 		this.delegate = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(x.getName());
 	}
 
+    public final boolean isEnabled() {
+        return enabled;
+    }
+
 	public boolean isDebugEnabled()
 	{
 		return enabled && delegate.isLoggable(Level.FINER);