diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/AvatarFactory/AvatarFactoryModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/AvatarFactory/AvatarFactoryModule.cs
index c5a1828682..bb63bcd188 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/AvatarFactory/AvatarFactoryModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/AvatarFactory/AvatarFactoryModule.cs
@@ -211,8 +211,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.AvatarFactory
                 // Process the visual params, this may change height as well
                 if (visualParams != null)
                 {
+                    float oldHeight = sp.Appearance.AvatarHeight;
                     changed = sp.Appearance.SetVisualParams(visualParams);
-                    if (sp.Appearance.AvatarHeight > 0)
+
+                    if (sp.Appearance.AvatarHeight != oldHeight && sp.Appearance.AvatarHeight > 0)
                         sp.SetHeight(sp.Appearance.AvatarHeight);
                 }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 0fc85b970e..9358a4aba1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -3308,6 +3308,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public void AddToPhysicalScene(bool isFlying)
         {
+//            m_log.DebugFormat(
+//                "[SCENE PRESENCE]: Adding physics actor for {0}, ifFlying = {1} in {2}",
+//                Name, isFlying, Scene.RegionInfo.RegionName);
+
             if (m_appearance.AvatarHeight == 0)
                 m_appearance.SetHeight();