diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
index 4be265ace8..19c068a160 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
@@ -986,15 +986,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
             // Well, this is it. The agent is over there.
 //            KillEntity(sp.Scene, sp.LocalId);
 
-            bool nearRegion = sp.KnownRegions.ContainsKey(destinationHandle);
-            sp.HasMovedAway(nearRegion);
+            bool l_needsclosing = NeedsClosing(sp.DrawDistance, oldRegionX, newRegionX, oldRegionY, newRegionY, reg);
+            sp.HasMovedAway(!l_needsclosing);
 
             // Now let's make it officially a child agent
             sp.MakeChildAgent(destinationHandle);
 
             // Finally, let's close this previously-known-as-root agent, when the jump is outside the view zone
 
-            if (NeedsClosing(sp.DrawDistance, oldRegionX, newRegionX, oldRegionY, newRegionY, reg))
+            if (l_needsclosing)
             {
                 if (!sp.Scene.IncomingPreCloseClient(sp))
                     return;
@@ -1144,8 +1144,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
             
             m_entityTransferStateMachine.UpdateInTransit(sp.UUID, AgentTransferState.CleaningUp);
 
-            bool nearRegion = sp.KnownRegions.ContainsKey(destinationHandle);
-            sp.HasMovedAway(nearRegion);
+            bool l_needsclosing = NeedsClosing(sp.DrawDistance, oldRegionX, newRegionX, oldRegionY, newRegionY, reg);
+            sp.HasMovedAway(!l_needsclosing);
 
             // Need to signal neighbours whether child agents may need closing irrespective of whether this
             // one needed closing.  We also need to close child agents as quickly as possible to avoid complicated
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
             sp.MakeChildAgent(destinationHandle);
 
             // Finally, let's close this previously-known-as-root agent, when the jump is outside the view zone
-            if (NeedsClosing(sp.DrawDistance, oldRegionX, newRegionX, oldRegionY, newRegionY, reg))
+            if (l_needsclosing)
             {
                 if (!sp.Scene.IncomingPreCloseClient(sp))
                     return;