diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
index 6587eadf57..d0e88f697f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
 
             if (options.ContainsKey("verbose"))
                 m_log.InfoFormat(
-                    "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Saving item {0} {1} with asset {2}",
+                    "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Saving item {0} {1} (asset UUID {2})",
                     inventoryItem.ID, inventoryItem.Name, inventoryItem.AssetID);
 
             string filename = path + CreateArchiveItemName(inventoryItem);
@@ -337,11 +337,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                 {
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Saving {0} assets for items", m_assetUuids.Count);
 
-                    new AssetsRequest(
-                        new AssetsArchiver(m_archiveWriter),
-                        m_assetUuids, m_scene.AssetService,
-                        m_scene.UserAccountService, m_scene.RegionInfo.ScopeID,
-                        options, ReceivedAllAssets).Execute();
+                    AssetsRequest ar
+                        = new AssetsRequest(
+                            new AssetsArchiver(m_archiveWriter),
+                            m_assetUuids, m_scene.AssetService,
+                            m_scene.UserAccountService, m_scene.RegionInfo.ScopeID,
+                            options, ReceivedAllAssets);
+
+                    Util.FireAndForget(o => ar.Execute());
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiveTestCase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiveTestCase.cs
index 1056865590..00727a45a6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiveTestCase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiveTestCase.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver.Tests
         
         protected string m_item1Name = "Ray Gun Item";
         protected string m_coaItemName = "Coalesced Item";
-        
+
+        [TestFixtureSetUp]
+        public void FixtureSetup()
+        {
+            // Don't allow tests to be bamboozled by asynchronous events.  Execute everything on the same thread.
+            Util.FireAndForgetMethod = FireAndForgetMethod.RegressionTest;
+
+            ConstructDefaultIarBytesForTestLoad();
+        }
+
+        [TestFixtureTearDown]
+        public void TearDown()
+        {
+            // We must set this back afterwards, otherwise later tests will fail since they're expecting multiple
+            // threads.  Possibly, later tests should be rewritten so none of them require async stuff (which regression
+            // tests really shouldn't).
+            Util.FireAndForgetMethod = Util.DefaultFireAndForgetMethod;
+        }
+
         [SetUp]
         public override void SetUp()
         {
@@ -90,12 +108,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver.Tests
             m_iarStream = new MemoryStream(m_iarStreamBytes);
         }
         
-        [TestFixtureSetUp]
-        public void FixtureSetup()
-        {
-            ConstructDefaultIarBytesForTestLoad();
-        }
-        
         protected void ConstructDefaultIarBytesForTestLoad()
         {
 //            log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiverTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiverTests.cs
index 12a05b3df5..06f6e49ab6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiverTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/Tests/InventoryArchiverTests.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver.Tests
 {
     [TestFixture]
     public class InventoryArchiverTests : InventoryArchiveTestCase
-    {   
+    {
         protected TestScene m_scene;
         protected InventoryArchiverModule m_archiverModule;
             
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver.Tests
         public void TestLoadCoalesecedItem()
         {
             TestHelpers.InMethod();
-//            log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
+//            TestHelpers.EnableLogging();
             
             UserAccountHelpers.CreateUserWithInventory(m_scene, m_uaLL1, "password");
             m_archiverModule.DearchiveInventory(m_uaLL1.FirstName, m_uaLL1.LastName, "/", "password", m_iarStream);            
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs
index 57872790b2..103eb4792b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
             m_options = options;
             m_repliesRequired = uuids.Count;
 
+            // FIXME: This is a really poor way of handling the timeout since it will always leave the original requesting thread
+            // hanging.  Need to restructure so an original request thread waits for a ManualResetEvent on asset received
+            // so we can properly abort that thread.  Or request all assets synchronously, though that would be a more
+            // radical change
             m_requestCallbackTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(TIMEOUT);
             m_requestCallbackTimer.AutoReset = false;
             m_requestCallbackTimer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(OnRequestCallbackTimeout);