diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Resources/CoreModulePlugin.addin.xml b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Resources/CoreModulePlugin.addin.xml
index 383063d240..c882146881 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Resources/CoreModulePlugin.addin.xml
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Resources/CoreModulePlugin.addin.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     </Dependencies>
 
     <Extension path = "/OpenSim/RegionModules">
+        <RegionModule id="ExportSerialisationModule" type="OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Serialiser.SerialiserModule" />
         <RegionModule id="ArchiverModule" type="OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver.ArchiverModule" />
         <RegionModule id="CapabilitiesModule" type="OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Agent.Capabilities.CapabilitiesModule" />
         <RegionModule id="TerrainModule" type="OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Terrain.TerrainModule" />
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Serialiser/SerialiserModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Serialiser/SerialiserModule.cs
index b6d28abbcf..e0331d39f4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Serialiser/SerialiserModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Serialiser/SerialiserModule.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+using log4net;
 using Nini.Config;
+
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InterfaceCommander;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
@@ -37,25 +41,32 @@ using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Serialiser
 {
-    public class SerialiserModule : IRegionModule, IRegionSerialiserModule
+    public class SerialiserModule : ISharedRegionModule, IRegionSerialiserModule
     {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = 
+            LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
         private Commander m_commander = new Commander("export");
         private List<Scene> m_regions = new List<Scene>();
         private string m_savedir = "exports" + "/";
         private List<IFileSerialiser> m_serialisers = new List<IFileSerialiser>();
 
-        #region IRegionModule Members
+        #region ISharedRegionModule Members
 
-        public void Initialise(Scene scene, IConfigSource source)
+        public Type ReplaceableInterface 
+        { 
+            get { return null; }
+        }
+
+        public void Initialise(IConfigSource source)
         {
-            scene.RegisterModuleCommander(m_commander);
-            scene.EventManager.OnPluginConsole += EventManager_OnPluginConsole;
-            scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IRegionSerialiserModule>(this);
-
-            lock (m_regions)
+            IConfig config = source.Configs["Serialiser"];
+            if (config != null) 
             {
-                m_regions.Add(scene);
+                m_savedir = config.GetString("save_dir", m_savedir);
             }
+
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[Serialiser] Enabled, using save dir \"{0}\"", m_savedir);
         }
 
         public void PostInitialise()
@@ -69,6 +80,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Serialiser
             LoadCommanderCommands();
         }
 
+
+        public void AddRegion(Scene scene)
+        {
+            scene.RegisterModuleCommander(m_commander);
+            scene.EventManager.OnPluginConsole += EventManager_OnPluginConsole;
+            scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IRegionSerialiserModule>(this);
+
+            lock (m_regions)
+            {
+                m_regions.Add(scene);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void RegionLoaded(Scene scene)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void RemoveRegion(Scene scene)
+        {
+            lock (m_regions)
+            {
+                m_regions.Remove(scene);
+            }
+        }
+
         public void Close()
         {
             m_regions.Clear();
@@ -79,13 +115,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Serialiser
             get { return "ExportSerialisationModule"; }
         }
 
-        public bool IsSharedModule
-        {
-            get { return true; }
-        }
-
         #endregion
 
+
         #region IRegionSerialiser Members
 
         public void LoadPrimsFromXml(Scene scene, string fileName, bool newIDS, Vector3 loadOffset)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceTests.cs
index 8cd1d554b4..7fb2d25878 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceTests.cs
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
             presence2.AddAttachment(sog1);
             presence2.AddAttachment(sog2);
 
-            IRegionModule serialiser = new SerialiserModule();
+            ISharedRegionModule serialiser = new SerialiserModule();
             SceneSetupHelpers.SetupSceneModules(scene, new IniConfigSource(), serialiser);
             SceneSetupHelpers.SetupSceneModules(scene2, new IniConfigSource(), serialiser);