diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs
index fdff199986..fabb4092dd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs
@@ -337,12 +337,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Agent.AssetTransaction
                 m_asset.Description = item.Description;
                 m_asset.Type = (sbyte)item.AssetType;
 
-                // We must always store the item at this point even if the asset hasn't finished uploading, in order
-                // to avoid a race condition when the appearance module retrieves the item to set the asset id in
-                // the AvatarAppearance structure.
-                item.AssetID = m_asset.FullID;
-                if (item.AssetID != UUID.Zero)
-                    m_Scene.InventoryService.UpdateItem(item);
+                // remove redundante m_Scene.InventoryService.UpdateItem
+                // if uploadState == UploadState.Complete)
+//                if (m_asset.FullID != UUID.Zero)
+//                {
+                    // We must always store the item at this point even if the asset hasn't finished uploading, in order
+                    // to avoid a race condition when the appearance module retrieves the item to set the asset id in
+                    // the AvatarAppearance structure.
+//                    item.AssetID = m_asset.FullID;
+//                    m_Scene.InventoryService.UpdateItem(item);
+//                }
 
                 if (m_uploadState == UploadState.Complete)
                 {
@@ -350,10 +354,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Agent.AssetTransaction
                 }
                 else
                 {
-//                    m_log.DebugFormat(
-//                        "[ASSET XFER UPLOADER]: Holding update inventory item request {0} for {1} pending completion of asset xfer for transaction {2}",
-//                        item.Name, remoteClient.Name, transactionID);
-    
+                    // do it here to avoid the eventual race condition
+                    if (m_asset.FullID != UUID.Zero)
+                    {
+                        // We must always store the item at this point even if the asset hasn't finished uploading, in order
+                        // to avoid a race condition when the appearance module retrieves the item to set the asset id in
+                        // the AvatarAppearance structure.
+                        item.AssetID = m_asset.FullID;
+                        m_Scene.InventoryService.UpdateItem(item);
+                    }
+
+
+                    //                    m_log.DebugFormat(
+                    //                        "[ASSET XFER UPLOADER]: Holding update inventory item request {0} for {1} pending completion of asset xfer for transaction {2}",
+                    //                        item.Name, remoteClient.Name, transactionID);
+
                     m_updateItem = true;
                     m_updateItemData = item;
                 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs
index f235446ac9..243da52f39 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/XInventoryServicesConnector.cs
@@ -474,7 +474,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                         { "CreationDate", item.CreationDate.ToString() }
                     });
 
-            return CheckReturn(ret);
+            bool result = CheckReturn(ret);
+            if (result)
+            {
+                m_ItemCache.AddOrUpdate(item.ID, item, CACHE_EXPIRATION_SECONDS);
+            }
+
+            return result;
         }
 
         public bool MoveItems(UUID principalID, List<InventoryItemBase> items)
@@ -551,6 +557,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             List<UUID> pending = new List<UUID>();
             InventoryItemBase item = null;
             int i = 0;
+
             foreach (UUID id in itemIDs)
             {
                 if (m_ItemCache.TryGetValue(id, out item))