diff --git a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/Jamfile b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/Jamfile
index ceb490b34e..3052805383 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/Jamfile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ SimpleTest new_stack_tester :
 	Depends <installed>new_stack_tester : <network_v2-add-ons>add-ons ;
 }
 
+# for convenience: this target builds all userland new_stack modules
 NotFile userland_network_v2_modules ;
 Depends userland_network_v2_modules :
 	# the main stack modules
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/headers/net_stack.h b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/headers/net_stack.h
index 06b2b87d70..672ae47adf 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/headers/net_stack.h
+++ b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/headers/net_stack.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ typedef const void *string_token;
 
 // Networking attribute(s) definition
 typedef struct net_attribute net_attribute;
+typedef struct net_attribute * net_attribute_list;
 
 #define NET_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_MASK 	0xFF		// Up to 256 basic types
 #define NET_ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_MASK	0xFFFFFF00
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ struct net_layer {
 	uint32					use_count;	
 	struct net_layer 		**layers_above;
 	struct net_layer		**layers_below;
-	struct net_attribute 	*attributes;  // layer attributes
+	net_attribute_list	 	*attributes;  // layer attributes
 };
 
 // Network stack main module definition
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/stack/layers_manager.c b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/stack/layers_manager.c
index 292e6fcda0..c28b57dabe 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/stack/layers_manager.c
+++ b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/stack/layers_manager.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ status_t register_layer(const char *name, const char *type, int priority,
 	
 	release_sem(g_layers.lock);
 		
-	dprintf("layers_manager: '%s' layer, registering %s/%s type\n", layer->name, 
+	dprintf("layers_manager: '%s' layer, registering '%s/%s' type\n", layer->name, 
 		string_for_token(layer->type), string_for_token(layer->sub_type));
 	
 	if (_layer)