diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/IAssetCache.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/IAssetCache.cs
index 8477116403..1e6d19d529 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/IAssetCache.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/IAssetCache.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name='id'></param>
         /// <returns>null if the asset does not exist.</returns>
-        AssetBase Get(string id);
+        AssetBase Get(string id, out bool negative);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Check whether an asset with the specified id exists in the cache.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/WearableCacheItem.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/WearableCacheItem.cs
index ccaf69edfd..f181c3943b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/WearableCacheItem.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/WearableCacheItem.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                 {
                     if (dataCache.Check(item.TextureID.ToString()))
                     {
-                        AssetBase assetItem = dataCache.Get(item.TextureID.ToString());
+                        bool negative;
+                        AssetBase assetItem = dataCache.Get(item.TextureID.ToString(), out negative);
                         if (assetItem != null)
                         {
                             itemmap.Add("assetdata", OSD.FromBinary(assetItem.Data));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/TextureSender/J2KDecoderModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/TextureSender/J2KDecoderModule.cs
index 2242e421c4..594b6bbecc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/TextureSender/J2KDecoderModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/TextureSender/J2KDecoderModule.cs
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Agent.TextureSender
             else if (Cache != null)
             {
                 string assetName = "j2kCache_" + AssetId.ToString();
-                AssetBase layerDecodeAsset = Cache.Get(assetName);
+                bool negative;
+                AssetBase layerDecodeAsset = Cache.Get(assetName, out negative);
 
                 if (layerDecodeAsset != null)
                 {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/CenomeAssetCache.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/CenomeAssetCache.cs
index 23c1f035b8..136134fc03 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/CenomeAssetCache.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/CenomeAssetCache.cs
@@ -260,8 +260,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
         /// Cache doesn't guarantee in any situation that asset is stored to it.
         /// </para>
         /// </remarks>
-        public AssetBase Get(string id)
+        public AssetBase Get(string id, out bool negative)
         {
+            negative = false;
+
             m_getCount++;
             AssetBase assetBase;
             if (m_cache.TryGetValue(id, out assetBase))
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/CoreAssetCache.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/CoreAssetCache.cs
index 51fc3d1d7b..d655509cc7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/CoreAssetCache.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/CoreAssetCache.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
         public bool Check(string id)
         {
             // XXX This is probably not an efficient implementation.
-            return Get(id) != null;
+            bool negative;
+            return Get(id, out negative) != null;
         }
 
         public void Cache(AssetBase asset)
@@ -129,8 +130,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
             // We don't do negative caching
         }
 
-        public AssetBase Get(string id)
+        public AssetBase Get(string id, out bool negative)
         {
+            negative = false;
             return (AssetBase)m_Cache.Get(id);
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/FlotsamAssetCache.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/FlotsamAssetCache.cs
index 187f090ec5..b183a75216 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/FlotsamAssetCache.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/FlotsamAssetCache.cs
@@ -474,6 +474,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
                 {
                     using (FileStream stream = File.Open(filename, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
                     {
+                        if (stream.Length == 0) // Empty file will trigger exception below
+                            return null;
                         BinaryFormatter bformatter = new BinaryFormatter();
 
                         asset = (AssetBase)bformatter.Deserialize(stream);
@@ -531,13 +533,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
             return found;
         }
 
+        // For IAssetService
         public AssetBase Get(string id)
         {
+            bool negative;
+            return Get(id, out negative);
+        }
+
+        public AssetBase Get(string id, out bool negative)
+        {
+            negative = false;
+
             m_Requests++;
 
             object dummy;
             if (m_negativeCache.TryGetValue(id, out dummy))
+            {
+                negative = true;
                 return null;
+            }
 
             AssetBase asset = null;
             asset = GetFromWeakReference(id);
@@ -578,12 +592,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
                 GenerateCacheHitReport().ForEach(l => m_log.InfoFormat("[FLOTSAM ASSET CACHE]: {0}", l));
             }
 
-            if(asset == null)
-            {
-
-
-            }
-
             return asset;
         }
 
@@ -599,7 +607,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
 
         public AssetBase GetCached(string id)
         {
-            return Get(id);
+            bool negative;
+            return Get(id, out negative);
         }
 
         public void Expire(string id)
@@ -1227,19 +1236,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
 
         public AssetMetadata GetMetadata(string id)
         {
-            AssetBase asset = Get(id);
+            bool negative;
+            AssetBase asset = Get(id, out negative);
             return asset.Metadata;
         }
 
         public byte[] GetData(string id)
         {
-            AssetBase asset = Get(id);
+            bool negative;
+            AssetBase asset = Get(id, out negative);
             return asset.Data;
         }
 
         public bool Get(string id, object sender, AssetRetrieved handler)
         {
-            AssetBase asset = Get(id);
+            bool negative;
+            AssetBase asset = Get(id, out negative);
+            if (negative)
+                return false;
             handler(id, sender, asset);
             return true;
         }
@@ -1270,7 +1284,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
 
         public bool UpdateContent(string id, byte[] data)
         {
-            AssetBase asset = Get(id);
+            bool negative;
+            AssetBase asset = Get(id, out negative);
             asset.Data = data;
             Cache(asset);
             return true;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/GlynnTuckerAssetCache.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/GlynnTuckerAssetCache.cs
index 208963d1f4..342d4d9e99 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/GlynnTuckerAssetCache.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Asset/GlynnTuckerAssetCache.cs
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Asset
             // We don't do negative caching
         }
 
-        public AssetBase Get(string id)
+        public AssetBase Get(string id, out bool negative)
         {
+            negative = false;
+
             Object asset = null;
             m_Cache.TryGet(id, out asset);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/AvatarFactory/AvatarFactoryModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/AvatarFactory/AvatarFactoryModule.cs
index fb408a402d..3e47782321 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/AvatarFactory/AvatarFactoryModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/AvatarFactory/AvatarFactoryModule.cs
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.AvatarFactory
                 if (bakedTextureFace == null)
                     continue;
 
-                AssetBase asset = cache.Get(bakedTextureFace.TextureID.ToString());
+                bool negative;
+                AssetBase asset = cache.Get(bakedTextureFace.TextureID.ToString(), out negative);
 
                 if (asset != null && asset.Local)
                 {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Asset/HGAssetBroker.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Asset/HGAssetBroker.cs
index f5aa9716d9..ce61ff0b4b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Asset/HGAssetBroker.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Asset/HGAssetBroker.cs
@@ -209,7 +209,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
 
             if (m_Cache != null)
             {
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+                bool negative;
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
 
                 if (asset != null)
                     return asset;
@@ -238,8 +242,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
 
         public AssetBase GetCached(string id)
         {
+            bool negative;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                return m_Cache.Get(id);
+                return m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
 
             return null;
         }
@@ -250,8 +255,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
 
             if (m_Cache != null)
             {
-                if (m_Cache != null)
-                    m_Cache.Get(id);
+                bool negative;
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
 
                 if (asset != null)
                     return asset.Metadata;
@@ -273,8 +281,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
 
             if (m_Cache != null)
             {
-                if (m_Cache != null)
-                    m_Cache.Get(id);
+                bool negative;
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
 
                 if (asset != null)
                     return asset.Data;
@@ -292,7 +303,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
             AssetBase asset = null;
 
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                bool negative;
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return false;
+            }
 
             if (asset != null)
             {
@@ -381,8 +398,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
         {
             AssetBase asset = null;
 
+            bool negative;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
 
             if (asset != null)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Asset/LocalAssetServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Asset/LocalAssetServiceConnector.cs
index 7190aa09ed..bbaed21d31 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Asset/LocalAssetServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Asset/LocalAssetServiceConnector.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
 
             AssetBase asset = null;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                bool negative;
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
+            }
 
             if (asset == null)
             {
@@ -178,7 +184,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
 //            m_log.DebugFormat("[LOCAL ASSET SERVICES CONNECTOR]: Cache request for {0}", id);
 
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                return m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                bool negative;
+                return m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+            }
 
             return null;
         }
@@ -187,7 +196,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
         {
             AssetBase asset = null;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                bool negative;
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
+            }
 
             if (asset != null)
                 return asset.Metadata;
@@ -210,7 +224,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
             AssetBase asset = null;
 
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                bool negative;
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
+            }
 
             if (asset != null)
                 return asset.Data;
@@ -232,7 +251,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
 
             if (m_Cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+                bool negative;
+                AssetBase asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return false;
 
                 if (asset != null)
                 {
@@ -286,8 +309,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Asset
         public bool UpdateContent(string id, byte[] data)
         {
             AssetBase asset = null;
+            bool negative;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                m_Cache.Get(id);
+                m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
             if (asset != null)
             {
                 asset.Data = data;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Materials/MaterialsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Materials/MaterialsModule.cs
index 3d2de82d62..e8cb052263 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Materials/MaterialsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Materials/MaterialsModule.cs
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Materials
                 AssetBase matAsset = m_scene.AssetService.Get(id.ToString());
                 if (matAsset == null || matAsset.Data == null || matAsset.Data.Length == 0 )
                 {
-                    if (id != UUID.Zero)
-                        m_log.WarnFormat("[Materials]: Prim \"{0}\" ({1}) contains unknown material ID {2}", part.Name, part.UUID, id);
+                    //m_log.WarnFormat("[Materials]: Prim \"{0}\" ({1}) contains unknown material ID {2}", part.Name, part.UUID, id);
                     return;
                 }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
index 3fa8b54d73..9595e7bc18 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Asset/AssetServicesConnector.cs
@@ -243,8 +243,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             string uri = MapServer(id) + "/assets/" + id;
 
             AssetBase asset = null;
+
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                bool negative;
+
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
+            }
 
             if (asset == null || asset.Data == null || asset.Data.Length == 0)
             {
@@ -275,8 +283,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         {
 //            m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET SERVICE CONNECTOR]: Cache request for {0}", id);
 
+            bool negative;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                return m_Cache.Get(id);
+                return m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
 
             return null;
         }
@@ -285,7 +294,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         {
             if (m_Cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase fullAsset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+                bool negative;
+                AssetBase fullAsset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
 
                 if (fullAsset != null)
                     return fullAsset.Metadata;
@@ -301,7 +314,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         {
             if (m_Cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase fullAsset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+                bool negative;
+                AssetBase fullAsset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
 
                 if (fullAsset != null)
                     return fullAsset.Data;
@@ -389,7 +406,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
 
             AssetBase asset = null;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+            {
+                bool negative;
+
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return false;
+            }
 
             if (asset == null || asset.Data == null || asset.Data.Length == 0)
             {
@@ -589,8 +613,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         {
             AssetBase asset = null;
 
+            bool negative;
             if (m_Cache != null)
-                asset = m_Cache.Get(id);
+                asset = m_Cache.Get(id, out negative);
 
             if (asset == null)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAssetServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAssetServiceConnector.cs
index 121e8636e4..af5f69aa0e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAssetServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/SimianGrid/SimianAssetServiceConnector.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             // Cache fetch
             if (m_cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase asset = m_cache.Get(id);
+                bool negative;
+                AssetBase asset = m_cache.Get(id, out negative);
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
                 if (asset != null)
                     return asset;
             }
@@ -147,8 +150,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
 
         public AssetBase GetCached(string id)
         {
+            bool negative;
             if (m_cache != null)
-                return m_cache.Get(id);
+                return m_cache.Get(id, out negative);
 
             return null;
         }
@@ -169,7 +173,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             // Cache fetch
             if (m_cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase asset = m_cache.Get(id);
+                bool negative;
+                AssetBase asset = m_cache.Get(id, out negative);
+                if (negative)
+                    return null;
                 if (asset != null)
                     return asset.Metadata;
             }
@@ -212,7 +219,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.SimianGrid
             // Cache fetch
             if (m_cache != null)
             {
-                AssetBase asset = m_cache.Get(id);
+                bool negative;
+                AssetBase asset = m_cache.Get(id, out negative);
+
+                if (negative)
+                    return false;
+
                 if (asset != null)
                 {
                     handler(id, sender, asset);