diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/PhysicsEngineSyncModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/PhysicsEngineSyncModule.cs
index 757d6eb23f..addb52e041 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/PhysicsEngineSyncModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/PhysicsEngineSyncModule.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.RegionSync.RegionSyncModule
             //register the module with SceneGraph. If needed, SceneGraph checks the module's ActorType to know what type of module it is.
             m_scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IDSGActorSyncModule>(this);
 
+            // register actor
+            if (!scene.GridService.RegisterActor(scene.RegionInfo.RegionID.ToString(),
+                            "physics_engine", scene.RegionInfo.RegionID.ToString()))
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("{0}: Failure registering actor", LogHeader);
+            }
+
             // Setup the command line interface
             //m_scene.EventManager.OnPluginConsole += EventManager_OnPluginConsole;
             //InstallInterfaces();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/RegionSyncModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/RegionSyncModule.cs
index 0a9ad781ac..318efda12f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/RegionSyncModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/RegionSyncModule.cs
@@ -777,11 +777,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.RegionSync.RegionSyncModule
                 {
                     m_log.ErrorFormat("{0}: Failure registering endpoint", LogHeader);
                 }
-                if (!m_scene.GridService.RegisterActor(m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionID.ToString(),
-                                "scene_persistence", m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionID.ToString()))
-                {
-                    m_log.ErrorFormat("{0}: Failure registering actor", LogHeader);
-                }
                 if (!m_scene.GridService.RegisterQuark(m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionID.ToString(),
                             m_scene.RegionInfo.SyncQuarkLocationX, m_scene.RegionInfo.SyncQuarkLocationY))
                 {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/ScenePersistenceSyncModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/ScenePersistenceSyncModule.cs
index 69b3472728..5d6512b359 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/ScenePersistenceSyncModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/ScenePersistenceSyncModule.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.RegionSync.RegionSyncModule
             //register the module with SceneGraph. If needed, SceneGraph checks the module's ActorType to know what type of module it is.
             m_scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IDSGActorSyncModule>(this);
 
+            // register actor
+            if (!scene.GridService.RegisterActor(scene.RegionInfo.RegionID.ToString(),
+                            "scene_persistence", scene.RegionInfo.RegionID.ToString()))
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("{0}: Failure registering actor", LogHeader);
+            }
+
             // Setup the command line interface
             //m_scene.EventManager.OnPluginConsole += EventManager_OnPluginConsole;
             //InstallInterfaces();