diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 79660a3d11..f745169b78 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -1449,18 +1449,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             foreach (SceneObjectPart part in partList)
             {
+                SceneObjectPart newPart;
                 if (part.UUID != m_rootPart.UUID)
                 {
-                    SceneObjectPart newPart = dupe.CopyPart(part, OwnerID, GroupID, userExposed);
+                    newPart = dupe.CopyPart(part, OwnerID, GroupID, userExposed);
                     newPart.LinkNum = part.LinkNum;
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    newPart = dupe.m_rootPart;
+                }
 
                 // Need to duplicate the physics actor as well
                 if (part.PhysActor != null && userExposed)
                 {
                     PrimitiveBaseShape pbs = part.Shape;
     
-                    part.PhysActor 
+                    newPart.PhysActor
                         = m_scene.PhysicsScene.AddPrimShape(
                             string.Format("{0}/{1}", part.Name, part.UUID),
                             pbs,
@@ -1469,8 +1474,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                             part.RotationOffset,
                             part.PhysActor.IsPhysical);
     
-                    part.PhysActor.LocalID = part.LocalId;
-                    part.DoPhysicsPropertyUpdate(part.PhysActor.IsPhysical, true);
+                    newPart.PhysActor.LocalID = part.LocalId;
+                    newPart.DoPhysicsPropertyUpdate(part.PhysActor.IsPhysical, true);
                 }
             }