diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
index dde93dbe00..2735b59557 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                     string errorMessage = string.Format("Aborted save.  Could not find inventory path {0}", m_invPath);
                     Exception e = new InventoryArchiverException(errorMessage);
                     m_module.TriggerInventoryArchiveSaved(m_id, false, m_userInfo, m_invPath, m_saveStream, e, 0, 0);
+                    if(m_saveStream != null && m_saveStream.CanWrite)
+                       m_saveStream.Close(); 
                     throw e;
                 }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
index be59eb5957..06aec7bca5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
 //                    {
                         try
                         {
-                            new InventoryArchiveWriteRequest(id, this, m_aScene, userInfo, invPath, saveStream).Execute(options, UserAccountService);
+                            InventoryArchiveWriteRequest iarReq = new InventoryArchiveWriteRequest(id, this, m_aScene, userInfo, invPath, saveStream);
+                            iarReq.Execute(options, UserAccountService);
                         }
                         catch (EntryPointNotFoundException e)
                         {
@@ -261,7 +262,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
 //                    {
                         try
                         {
-                            new InventoryArchiveWriteRequest(id, this, m_aScene, userInfo, invPath, savePath).Execute(options, UserAccountService);
+                            InventoryArchiveWriteRequest iarReq  = new InventoryArchiveWriteRequest(id, this, m_aScene, userInfo, invPath, savePath);
+                            iarReq.Execute(options, UserAccountService);
                         }
                         catch (EntryPointNotFoundException e)
                         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs
index 5a9a5a01b4..bac069b201 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             //            m_log.DebugFormat(
             //                "[ASSET GATHERER]: Getting assets for object {0}, {1}", sceneObject.Name, sceneObject.UUID);
+            if(sceneObject.IsDeleted)
+                return;
 
             SceneObjectPart[] parts = sceneObject.Parts;
             for (int i = 0; i < parts.Length; i++)
@@ -489,6 +491,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <param name="sceneObjectAsset"></param>
         private void RecordSceneObjectAssetUuids(AssetBase sceneObjectAsset)
         {
+            if(sceneObjectAsset.Data == null || sceneObjectAsset.Data.Length == 0)
+            {
+                m_log.WarnFormat("[UUIDgatherer] Error: object asset '{0}' id: {1} has no data",
+                    sceneObjectAsset.Name,sceneObjectAsset.ID.ToString());
+                return;
+            }
+
             string xml = Utils.BytesToString(sceneObjectAsset.Data);
 
             CoalescedSceneObjects coa;