diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/XmlRpcGroupsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/XmlRpcGroupsModule.cs
index 5ba7eff5f8..3476cdb89d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/XmlRpcGroupsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/XmlRpcGroupsModule.cs
@@ -1089,6 +1089,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.XmlRpcGroups
 
         private GroupRequestID GetClientGroupRequestID(IClientAPI client)
         {
+            if (client == null)
+            {
+                return new GroupRequestID();
+            }
+
             lock (m_clientRequestIDInfo)
             {
                 if (!m_clientRequestIDInfo.ContainsKey(client.AgentId))
@@ -1098,7 +1103,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.XmlRpcGroups
                     info.RequestID.SessionID = client.SessionId;
 
                     UserProfileData userProfile = m_sceneList[0].CommsManager.UserService.GetUserProfile(client.AgentId);
-                    if (userProfile is ForeignUserProfileData)
+                    if (userProfile == null)
+                    {
+                        // This should be impossible.  If I've been passed a reference to a client
+                        // that client should be registered with the UserService.  So something
+                        // is horribly wrong somewhere.
+
+                        m_log.WarnFormat("[GROUPS]: Could not find a user profile for {0} / {1}", client.Name, client.AgentId);
+
+                        // Default to local user service and hope for the best?
+                        info.RequestID.UserServiceURL = m_sceneList[0].CommsManager.NetworkServersInfo.UserURL;
+
+                    }
+                    else if (userProfile is ForeignUserProfileData)
                     {
                         // They aren't from around here
                         ForeignUserProfileData fupd = (ForeignUserProfileData)userProfile;
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 2ae7fb7c13..3130bf0307 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -1245,15 +1245,12 @@
     Module  = Default
 
 	
-    ; The XmlRpcGroups implementation can be used against the publically available service
-    ; that I have made available for testing.  Your group data is not guarenteed safe
-    ; or available if you use this service, but it's available now and seems to work.  
-    ; The PHP code for the service is available from the Flotsam project for you to deploy 
+    ; The PHP code for the server is available from the Flotsam project for you to deploy 
 	; to your own server.  The Flotsam project is located at http://code.google.com/p/flotsam/
     ;
     ;Module  = XmlRpcGroups
 
-    ;XmlRpcServiceURL       = http://osflotsam.org/xmlrpc.php
+    ;XmlRpcServiceURL       = http://yourxmlrpcserver.com/xmlrpc.php
 	;XmlRpcServiceReadKey = 1234
     ;XmlRpcServiceWriteKey = 1234