diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSActorAvatarMove.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSActorAvatarMove.cs
index 35823ae49d..79ee00f4ca 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSActorAvatarMove.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSActorAvatarMove.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class BSActorAvatarMove : BSActor
                                                 1f                          // efficiency
             );
             m_velocityMotor.ErrorZeroThreshold = BSParam.AvatarStopZeroThreshold;
-            m_velocityMotor.PhysicsScene = m_controllingPrim.PhysScene; // DEBUG DEBUG so motor will output detail log messages.
+            // m_velocityMotor.PhysicsScene = m_controllingPrim.PhysScene; // DEBUG DEBUG so motor will output detail log messages.
             SetVelocityAndTarget(m_controllingPrim.RawVelocity, m_controllingPrim.TargetVelocity, true /* inTaintTime */);
 
             m_physicsScene.BeforeStep += Mover;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSCharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSCharacter.cs
index 4b75e32db6..6d5589fd9b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSCharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSCharacter.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public sealed class BSCharacter : BSPhysObject
         _buoyancy = ComputeBuoyancyFromFlying(isFlying);
         Friction = BSParam.AvatarStandingFriction;
         Density = BSParam.AvatarDensity;
+        _isPhysical = true;
 
         // Old versions of ScenePresence passed only the height. If width and/or depth are zero,
         //     replace with the default values.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSPhysObject.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSPhysObject.cs
index ff6baca149..a70d1b80da 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSPhysObject.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSPhysObject.cs
@@ -505,17 +505,20 @@ public abstract class BSPhysObject : PhysicsActor
             // Collision sound requires a velocity to know it should happen. This is a lot of computation for a little used feature.
             OMV.Vector3 relvel = OMV.Vector3.Zero;
             if (IsPhysical)
-                relvel = Velocity;
+                relvel = RawVelocity;
             if (collidee != null && collidee.IsPhysical)
-                relvel -= collidee.Velocity;
+                relvel -= collidee.RawVelocity;
             newContact.RelativeSpeed = OMV.Vector3.Dot(relvel, contactNormal);
+            // DetailLog("{0},{1}.Collision.AddCollider,vel={2},contee.vel={3},relvel={4},relspeed={5}",
+            //         LocalID, TypeName, RawVelocity, (collidee == null ? OMV.Vector3.Zero : collidee.RawVelocity), relvel, newContact.RelativeSpeed);
                     
             lock (PhysScene.CollisionLock)
             {
                 CollisionCollection.AddCollider(collideeLocalID, newContact);
             }
-            DetailLog("{0},{1}.Collision.AddCollider,call,with={2},point={3},normal={4},depth={5},colliderMoving={6}",
-                            LocalID, TypeName, collideeLocalID, contactPoint, contactNormal, pentrationDepth, ColliderIsMoving);
+            DetailLog("{0},{1}.Collision.AddCollider,call,with={2},point={3},normal={4},depth={5},speed={6},colliderMoving={7}",
+                            LocalID, TypeName, collideeLocalID, contactPoint, contactNormal, pentrationDepth,
+                            newContact.RelativeSpeed, ColliderIsMoving);
 
             ret = true;
         }