diff --git a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs
index fcb6991969..1d63d2611e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.LoadRegions
                 Environment.Exit(1);
             }
 
+            List<IScene> createdScenes = new List<IScene>();
+
             for (int i = 0; i < regionsToLoad.Length; i++)
             {
                 IScene scene;
@@ -123,17 +125,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.LoadRegions
                             ")");
                 
                 bool changed = m_openSim.PopulateRegionEstateInfo(regionsToLoad[i]);
+
                 m_openSim.CreateRegion(regionsToLoad[i], true, out scene);
+                createdScenes.Add(scene);
+
                 if (changed)
-		  regionsToLoad[i].EstateSettings.Save();
-                
-                if (scene != null)
+                    regionsToLoad[i].EstateSettings.Save();
+            }
+
+            foreach (IScene scene in createdScenes)
+            {
+                scene.Start();
+
+                m_newRegionCreatedHandler = OnNewRegionCreated;
+                if (m_newRegionCreatedHandler != null)
                 {
-                    m_newRegionCreatedHandler = OnNewRegionCreated;
-                    if (m_newRegionCreatedHandler != null)
-                    {
-                        m_newRegionCreatedHandler(scene);
-                    }
+                    m_newRegionCreatedHandler(scene);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs
index d19b8b64b0..355f7b3078 100644
--- a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.RemoteController
 
                 IScene newScene;
                 m_application.CreateRegion(region, out newScene);
+                newScene.Start();
 
                 // If an access specification was provided, use it.
                 // Otherwise accept the default.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/IScene.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/IScene.cs
index 87ec99ef60..8164f4198c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/IScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/IScene.cs
@@ -136,5 +136,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         ISceneObject DeserializeObject(string representation);
 
         bool CheckClient(UUID agentID, System.Net.IPEndPoint ep);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Start the scene and associated scripts within it.
+        /// </summary>
+        void Start();
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
index d86eefe005..f9e0cf1b49 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
@@ -425,9 +425,6 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
             mscene = scene;
 
-            scene.Start();
-            scene.StartScripts();
-
             return clientServers;
         }
 
@@ -751,6 +748,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
             ShutdownClientServer(whichRegion);
             IScene scene;
             CreateRegion(whichRegion, true, out scene);
+            scene.Start();
         }
 
         # region Setup methods
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 829a7e9b60..4f674a3f04 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -389,10 +389,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if (value)
                 {
                     if (!m_active)
-                        Start();
+                        Start(false);
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    // This appears assymetric with Start() above but is not - setting m_active = false stops the loops
+                    // XXX: Possibly this should be in an explicit Stop() method for symmetry.
                     m_active = false;
                 }
             }
@@ -1331,10 +1333,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
+        public override void Start()
+        {
+            Start(true);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Start the scene
         /// </summary>
-        public void Start()
+        /// <param name='startScripts'>
+        /// Start the scripts within the scene.
+        /// </param> 
+        public void Start(bool startScripts)
         {
             m_active = true;
 
@@ -1353,6 +1363,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             m_heartbeatThread
                 = Watchdog.StartThread(
                     Heartbeat, string.Format("Heartbeat ({0})", RegionInfo.RegionName), ThreadPriority.Normal, false, false);
+
+            StartScripts();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneBase.cs
index d3e968e531..d2097ea7ad 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneBase.cs
@@ -561,6 +561,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             get { return false; }
         }
 
+        public virtual void Start()
+        {
+        }
+
         public void Restart()
         {
             // This has to be here to fire the event