diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateRegionData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateRegionData.cs
index 8ca0afe98c..3ba3556322 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateRegionData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateRegionData.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -112,6 +113,33 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             return null;
         }
+        
+        private void SaveOrUpdate(SceneObjectPart p)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                ICriteria criteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(SceneObjectPart));
+                criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("UUID", p.UUID));
+                if (criteria.List().Count < 1) 
+                {
+                    session.Save(p);
+                }
+                else if (criteria.List().Count == 1)
+                {
+                    SceneObjectPart old = (SceneObjectPart)criteria.List()[0];
+                    session.Evict(old);
+                    session.Update(p);
+                }
+                else 
+                {
+                    m_log.Error("Not unique");
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Error("[NHIBERNATE] issue saving asset", e);
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds an object into region storage
@@ -125,7 +153,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
                 foreach (SceneObjectPart part in obj.Children.Values)
                 {
                     m_log.InfoFormat("Storing part {0}", part.UUID);
-                    session.SaveOrUpdate(part);
+                    SaveOrUpdate(part);
                 }
                 session.Flush();
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/RegionStore.hbm.xml b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/RegionStore.hbm.xml
index 5b8b7f233e..40d3864f60 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/RegionStore.hbm.xml
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/RegionStore.hbm.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,26 @@
             <column name="ScaleY" />
             <column name="ScaleZ" />
           </property>
-          
+          <property name="PCode" type="System.Byte" />
+          <property name="PathBegin" type="System.UInt16" />
+          <property name="PathEnd" type="System.UInt16" />
+          <property name="PathScaleX" type="System.Byte" />
+          <property name="PathScaleY" type="System.Byte" />
+          <property name="PathShearX" type="System.Byte" />
+          <property name="PathShearY" type="System.Byte" />
+          <property name="PathSkew" type="System.SByte" />
+          <property name="PathCurve" type="System.Byte" />
+          <property name="PathRadiusOffset" type="System.SByte" />
+          <property name="PathRevolutions" type="System.Byte" />
+          <property name="PathTaperX" type="System.SByte" />
+          <property name="PathTwist" type="System.SByte" />
+          <property name="ProfileBegin" type="System.UInt16" />
+          <property name="ProfileEnd" type="System.UInt16" />
+          <property name="ProfileCurve" type="System.Byte" />
+          <property name="ProfileHollow" type="System.UInt16" />    
+          <property name="TextureEntry" column="Texture" type="System.Byte[]" />
+          <property name="ExtraParams" type="System.Byte[]" />
+          <property name="State" type="System.Byte" />
         </component>
 
     </class>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/TextureUserType.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/TextureUserType.cs
index dac7c75432..b688a1612b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/TextureUserType.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/TextureUserType.cs
@@ -49,8 +49,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
 
         public object DeepCopy(object texture)
         {
-            byte[] bytes = ((LLObject.TextureEntry)texture).ToBytes();
-            return new LLObject.TextureEntry(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+            if (texture == null) 
+            {
+                // TODO: should parametrize this texture out
+                return new LLObject.TextureEntry(new LLUUID("89556747-24cb-43ed-920b-47caed15465f"));
+            }
+            else 
+            {
+                byte[] bytes = ((LLObject.TextureEntry)texture).ToBytes();
+                return new LLObject.TextureEntry(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+            }
         }
 
         public object Disassemble(object texture)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/PrimitiveBaseShape.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/PrimitiveBaseShape.cs
index bdd98584bb..5657b66e92 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/PrimitiveBaseShape.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/PrimitiveBaseShape.cs
@@ -197,7 +197,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         {
             get { return m_textureEntry; }
 
-            set { m_textureEntry = value; }
+            set 
+            { 
+                if (value == null) 
+                    m_textureEntry = new byte[1];
+                else 
+                    m_textureEntry = value; 
+            }
         }
 
 
@@ -838,6 +844,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
         public void ReadInExtraParamsBytes(byte[] data)
         {
+            if (data == null)
+                return;
+
             const ushort FlexiEP = 0x10;
             const ushort LightEP = 0x20;
             const ushort SculptEP = 0x30;