diff --git a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs
index 7ef0f5f455..f37c399050 100644
--- a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.LoadRegions
                 m_log.Debug("[LOADREGIONS]: Creating Region: " + regionsToLoad[i].RegionName + " (ThreadID: " +
                             Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId.ToString() +
                             ")");
+                
                 m_openSim.PopulateRegionEstateInfo(regionsToLoad[i]);
                 m_openSim.CreateRegion(regionsToLoad[i], true, out scene);
                 regionsToLoad[i].EstateSettings.Save();
+                
                 if (scene != null)
                 {
                     m_newRegionCreatedHandler = OnNewRegionCreated;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
index 1652b82542..e950613e6b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
@@ -795,9 +795,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
         /// <summary>
         /// Load the estate information for the provided RegionInfo object.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="regInfo">
-        /// A <see cref="RegionInfo"/>
-        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="regInfo"></param>
         public void PopulateRegionEstateInfo(RegionInfo regInfo)
         {
             IEstateDataService estateDataService = EstateDataService;
@@ -819,7 +817,13 @@ namespace OpenSim
                         regInfo.EstateSettings = estateDataService.LoadEstateSettings(regInfo.RegionID, true);
 
                         regInfo.EstateSettings.EstateName = MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("New estate name", regInfo.EstateSettings.EstateName);
-                        //regInfo.EstateSettings.Save();
+                        
+                        // FIXME: Later on, the scene constructor will reload the estate settings no matter what.
+                        // Therefore, we need to do an initial save here otherwise the new estate name will be reset
+                        // back to the default.  The reloading of estate settings by scene could be eliminated if it
+                        // knows that the passed in settings in RegionInfo are already valid.  Also, it might be 
+                        // possible to eliminate some additional later saves made by callers of this method.
+                        regInfo.EstateSettings.Save();
                         break;
                     }
                     else