diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 4446fa4987..06c4d6bcc6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -2970,12 +2970,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                                 // check if a previously decoded sculpt map has been cached
                                 if (File.Exists(System.IO.Path.Combine("j2kDecodeCache", "smap_" + part.Shape.SculptTexture.ToString())))
                                 {
-                                    m_log.Debug("[SCULPT]: found cached sculpt map - calling AssetReceived");
                                     part.SculptTextureCallback(part.Shape.SculptTexture, null);
                                 }
                                 else
+                                {
                                     m_scene.AssetService.Get(
                                         part.Shape.SculptTexture.ToString(), part, AssetReceived);
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Meshing/Meshmerizer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Meshing/Meshmerizer.cs
index f3e79c94cd..feeaf7120e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Meshing/Meshmerizer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Meshing/Meshmerizer.cs
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Meshing
 
             if (primShape.SculptEntry)
             {
-                //if (primShape.SculptData.Length == 0)
-                //    return null;
-
                 if (cacheSculptMaps && primShape.SculptTexture != null)
                 {
                     decodedSculptFileName = System.IO.Path.Combine(decodedScultMapPath, "smap_" + primShape.SculptTexture.ToString());
@@ -196,8 +193,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Meshing
                         {
                             idata = Image.FromFile(decodedSculptFileName);
                         }
-                        else if (primShape.SculptData.Length == 0)
-                            return null;
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
@@ -210,6 +205,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Meshing
 
                 if (idata == null)
                 {
+                    if (primShape.SculptData.Length == 0)
+                        return null;
+
                     try
                     {
                         ManagedImage managedImage;  // we never use this