diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index d00c9905ef..5e5a52e981 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         m_log.DebugFormat("[Scene]: Incoming client {0} {1} in region {2} via Login", aCircuit.firstname, aCircuit.lastname, RegionInfo.RegionName);
                         vialogin = true;
                         IUserAgentVerificationModule userVerification = RequestModuleInterface<IUserAgentVerificationModule>();
-                        if (userVerification != null)
+                        if (userVerification != null && ep != null)
                         {
                             if (!userVerification.VerifyClient(aCircuit, ep.ToString()))
                             {
@@ -2491,22 +2491,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 }
 
                 m_log.Debug("[Scene] Adding new agent " + client.Name + " to scene " + RegionInfo.RegionName);
-                /*
-                string logMsg = string.Format("[SCENE]: Adding new {0} agent for {1} in {2}",
-                                              ((aCircuit.child == true) ? "child" : "root"), client.Name,
-                                              RegionInfo.RegionName);
 
-                m_log.Debug(logMsg);
-                */
-
-                //CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.AddNewUser(client.AgentId);
                 ScenePresence sp = CreateAndAddScenePresence(client);
-                sp.Appearance = aCircuit.Appearance;
+                if (aCircuit != null)
+                    sp.Appearance = aCircuit.Appearance;
 
                 // HERE!!! Do the initial attachments right here
                 // first agent upon login is a root agent by design.
                 // All other AddNewClient calls find aCircuit.child to be true
-                if (aCircuit == null || aCircuit.child == false)
+                if (aCircuit == null || (aCircuit != null && aCircuit.child == false))
                 {
                     sp.IsChildAgent = false;
                     Util.FireAndForget(delegate(object o) { sp.RezAttachments(); });
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectBasicTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectBasicTests.cs
index b775d27fd1..b50d4ca5b2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectBasicTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectBasicTests.cs
@@ -94,16 +94,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
             // Turn off the timer on the async sog deleter - we'll crank it by hand for this test.
             AsyncSceneObjectGroupDeleter sogd = scene.SceneObjectGroupDeleter;
             sogd.Enabled = false;
-                
+
             SceneObjectPart part = SceneSetupHelpers.AddSceneObject(scene);
-            
-            IClientAPI client = SceneSetupHelpers.AddRootAgent(scene, agentId);
-            scene.DeRezObject(client, part.LocalId, UUID.Zero, DeRezAction.Delete, UUID.Zero);
-            
+
+            try
+            {
+                IClientAPI client = SceneSetupHelpers.AddRootAgent(scene, agentId);
+                scene.DeRezObject(client, part.LocalId, UUID.Zero, DeRezAction.Delete, UUID.Zero);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.StackTrace);
+            }
             SceneObjectPart retrievedPart = scene.GetSceneObjectPart(part.LocalId);
+
             Assert.That(retrievedPart, Is.Not.Null);
             
             sogd.InventoryDeQueueAndDelete();
+
             SceneObjectPart retrievedPart2 = scene.GetSceneObjectPart(part.LocalId);
             Assert.That(retrievedPart2, Is.Null);
         }