diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 2e03874c20..0a4aa4aa38 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -5545,6 +5545,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void StoreExtraSetting(string name, string val)
         {
+            if (m_extraSettings == null)
+                return;
+
             string oldVal;
 
             if (m_extraSettings.TryGetValue(name, out oldVal))
@@ -5562,6 +5565,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void RemoveExtraSetting(string name)
         {
+            if (m_extraSettings == null)
+                return;
+
             if (!m_extraSettings.ContainsKey(name))
                 return;