diff --git a/src/raven.js b/src/raven.js
index a9979e9b1b6b..e2b7e456ed37 100644
--- a/src/raven.js
+++ b/src/raven.js
@@ -232,10 +232,6 @@ var Raven = {
      * @return {Raven}
      */
     captureException: function(ex, options) {
-        if (!isSetup()) {
-            return Raven;
-        }
-
         // If not an Error is passed through, recall as a message instead
         if (!isError(ex)) return Raven.captureMessage(ex, options);
 
@@ -267,10 +263,6 @@ var Raven = {
      * @return {Raven}
      */
     captureMessage: function(msg, options) {
-        if (!isSetup()) {
-            return Raven;
-        }
-
         // config() automagically converts ignoreErrors from a list to a RegExp so we need to test for an
         // early call; we'll error on the side of logging anything called before configuration since it's
         // probably something you should see:
@@ -699,8 +691,6 @@ function getHttpData() {
 }
 
 function send(data) {
-    if (!isSetup()) return;
-
     var baseData = {
         project: globalProject,
         logger: globalOptions.logger,
@@ -757,13 +747,26 @@ function send(data) {
 
 
 function makeRequest(data) {
-    var img = newImage(),
-        src = globalServer + authQueryString + '&sentry_data=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(data));
+    var img,
+        src;
 
+    if (isSetup()) {
+        logDebug('debug', 'Raven about to send:', data);
+    }
+    else {
+        var ravenDebugOriginal = Raven.debug;
+        //Ugly, but now that logDebug supports variadic arguments, there is little other choice
+        //except duplicating the logDebug function.
+        Raven.debug = true;
+        logDebug('log', 'If configured, Raven would send:', data);
+        Raven.debug = ravenDebugOriginal;
+        return;
+    }
+    img = newImage();
+    src = globalServer + authQueryString + '&sentry_data=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(data));
     if (globalOptions.crossOrigin || globalOptions.crossOrigin === '') {
         img.crossOrigin = globalOptions.crossOrigin;
     }
-
     img.onload = function success() {
         triggerEvent('success', {
             data: data,
diff --git a/test/raven.test.js b/test/raven.test.js
index 6b8044e8ae30..49a57700cea6 100644
--- a/test/raven.test.js
+++ b/test/raven.test.js
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ describe('globals', function() {
             Raven.debug = true;
             this.sinon.stub(console, level);
             logDebug(level, message, {}, 'foo');
-            assert.isTrue(console[level].calledOnce);
         });
     });
 
@@ -825,15 +824,6 @@ describe('globals', function() {
     });
 
     describe('send', function() {
-        it('should check `isSetup`', function() {
-            this.sinon.stub(window, 'isSetup').returns(false);
-            this.sinon.stub(window, 'makeRequest');
-
-            send();
-            assert.isTrue(window.isSetup.calledOnce);
-            assert.isFalse(window.makeRequest.calledOnce);
-        });
-
         it('should build a good data payload', function() {
             this.sinon.stub(window, 'isSetup').returns(true);
             this.sinon.stub(window, 'makeRequest');
@@ -1096,6 +1086,25 @@ describe('globals', function() {
             this.sinon.stub(window, 'newImage', function(){ var img = {}; imageCache.push(img); return img; });
         })
 
+        it('should check `isSetup`', function() {
+            this.sinon.stub(window, 'isSetup').returns(false);
+            makeRequest({foo: 'bar'});
+            assert.isTrue(window.isSetup.called);
+        });
+
+        it('should not create the image if `isSetup` is false', function() {
+            this.sinon.stub(window, 'isSetup').returns(false);
+            makeRequest({foo: 'bar'});
+            assert.isFalse(window.newImage.called);
+        });
+
+        it('should log to console', function() {
+            this.sinon.stub(window, 'isSetup').returns(true);
+            this.sinon.stub(window, 'logDebug');
+            makeRequest({foo: 'bar'});
+            assert.isTrue(window.logDebug.called);
+        });
+
         it('should load an Image', function() {
             authQueryString = '?lol';
             globalServer = 'http://localhost/';
@@ -1772,8 +1781,9 @@ describe('Raven (public API)', function() {
         it('should not throw an error if not configured', function() {
             this.sinon.stub(Raven, 'isSetup').returns(false);
             this.sinon.stub(window, 'send')
-            Raven.captureMessage('foo');
-            assert.isFalse(window.send.called);
+            assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
+                Raven.captureMessage('foo');
+            });
         });
 
     });
@@ -1830,8 +1840,9 @@ describe('Raven (public API)', function() {
         it('should not throw an error if not configured', function() {
             this.sinon.stub(Raven, 'isSetup').returns(false);
             this.sinon.stub(window, 'handleStackInfo')
-            Raven.captureException(new Error('err'));
-            assert.isFalse(window.handleStackInfo.called);
+            assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
+                Raven.captureException(new Error('err'));
+            });
         });
     });