diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLSimulationData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLSimulationData.cs
index 9f5991b70a..1a5ecd647e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLSimulationData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLSimulationData.cs
@@ -531,10 +531,14 @@ ELSE
         /// <returns></returns>
         public double[,] LoadTerrain(UUID regionID)
         {
+            double[,] ret = null;
             TerrainData terrData = LoadTerrain(regionID, (int)Constants.RegionSize, (int)Constants.RegionSize, (int)Constants.RegionHeight);
-            return terrData.GetDoubles();
+            if (terrData != null)
+                ret = terrData.GetDoubles();
+            return ret;
         }
 
+        // Returns 'null' if region not found
         public TerrainData LoadTerrain(UUID regionID, int pSizeX, int pSizeY, int pSizeZ)
         {
             TerrainData terrData = null;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLSimulationData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLSimulationData.cs
index 42f2ebb71f..2921c1c8db 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLSimulationData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLSimulationData.cs
@@ -616,10 +616,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
         // Legacy region loading
         public double[,] LoadTerrain(UUID regionID)
         {
+            double[,] ret = null;
             TerrainData terrData = LoadTerrain(regionID, (int)Constants.RegionSize, (int)Constants.RegionSize, (int)Constants.RegionHeight);
-            return terrData.GetDoubles();
+            if (terrData != null)
+                ret = terrData.GetDoubles();
+            return ret;
         }
 
+        // Returns 'null' if region not found
         public TerrainData LoadTerrain(UUID regionID, int pSizeX, int pSizeY, int pSizeZ)
         {
             TerrainData terrData = null;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/Null/NullSimulationData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/Null/NullSimulationData.cs
index acde1a164c..deeaced294 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/Null/NullSimulationData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/Null/NullSimulationData.cs
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.Null
         }
 
         // Legacy. Just don't do this.
+        // Returns 'null' if region not found
         public double[,] LoadTerrain(UUID regionID)
         {
             if (m_terrains.ContainsKey(regionID))
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/PGSQL/PGSQLSimulationData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/PGSQL/PGSQLSimulationData.cs
index 1505f875d2..77d87d43e9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/PGSQL/PGSQLSimulationData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/PGSQL/PGSQLSimulationData.cs
@@ -524,10 +524,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.PGSQL
         /// <returns></returns>
         public double[,] LoadTerrain(UUID regionID)
         {
+            double[,] ret = null;
             TerrainData terrData = LoadTerrain(regionID, (int)Constants.RegionSize, (int)Constants.RegionSize, (int)Constants.RegionHeight);
-            return terrData.GetDoubles();
+            if (terrData != null)
+                ret = terrData.GetDoubles();
+            return ret;
         }
 
+        // Returns 'null' if region not found
         public TerrainData LoadTerrain(UUID regionID, int pSizeX, int pSizeY, int pSizeZ)
         {
             TerrainData terrData = null;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteSimulationData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteSimulationData.cs
index 5a34f094d3..9466e992e7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteSimulationData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteSimulationData.cs
@@ -870,10 +870,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite
         /// <returns>Heightfield data</returns>
         public double[,] LoadTerrain(UUID regionID)
         {
+            double[,] ret = null;
             TerrainData terrData = LoadTerrain(regionID, (int)Constants.RegionSize, (int)Constants.RegionSize, (int)Constants.RegionHeight);
-            return terrData.GetDoubles();
+            if (terrData != null)
+                ret = terrData.GetDoubles();
+            return ret;
         }
 
+        // Returns 'null' if region not found
         public TerrainData LoadTerrain(UUID regionID, int pSizeX, int pSizeY, int pSizeZ)
         {
             TerrainData terrData = null;