diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 82bef48c8c..64616365f4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -347,12 +347,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                 
                 landData.Add(parcel);
             }
-            
-            if (!m_merge)                
-                m_scene.LandChannel.Clear(false);
+
+            if (!m_merge)
+            {
+                bool setupDefaultParcel = (landData.Count == 0);
+                m_scene.LandChannel.Clear(setupDefaultParcel);
+            }
             
             m_scene.EventManager.TriggerIncomingLandDataFromStorage(landData);
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Restored {0} parcels.", landData.Count);            
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Restored {0} parcels.", landData.Count);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/Tests/ArchiverTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/Tests/ArchiverTests.cs
index 2307c8e585..729e9f78bd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/Tests/ArchiverTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/Tests/ArchiverTests.cs
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver.Tests
             Assert.That(loadedSoundAsset, Is.Not.Null, "loaded sound asset was null");
             Assert.That(loadedSoundAsset.Data, Is.EqualTo(soundData), "saved and loaded sound data do not match");
 
+            Assert.Greater(m_scene.LandChannel.AllParcels().Count, 0, "incorrect number of parcels");
+
             // Temporary
             Console.WriteLine("Successfully completed {0}", MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod());
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
index bfab7b88e4..2eac79d31e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
@@ -668,14 +668,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
                     //m_scene.SimulationDataService.RemoveLandObject(lo.LandData.GlobalID);
                     m_scene.EventManager.TriggerLandObjectRemoved(lo.LandData.GlobalID);
                 }
-                
+
                 m_landList.Clear();
+
+                ResetSimLandObjects();
+
+                if (setupDefaultParcel)
+                    CreateDefaultParcel();
             }
-            
-            ResetSimLandObjects();
-            
-            if (setupDefaultParcel)
-                CreateDefaultParcel();
         }
 
         private void performFinalLandJoin(ILandObject master, ILandObject slave)
@@ -1391,8 +1391,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
 
         public void EventManagerOnNoLandDataFromStorage()
         {
-            ResetSimLandObjects();
-            CreateDefaultParcel();
+            lock (m_landList)
+            {
+                ResetSimLandObjects();
+                CreateDefaultParcel();
+            }
         }
 
         #endregion
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestLandChannel.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestLandChannel.cs
index c3134b3bc1..0e4dfb9eee 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestLandChannel.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestLandChannel.cs
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
     public class TestLandChannel : ILandChannel
     {
         private Scene m_scene;
+        private List<ILandObject> m_parcels;
 
         public TestLandChannel(Scene scene)
         {
             m_scene = scene;
+            m_parcels = new List<ILandObject>();
         }
 
         public List<ILandObject> ParcelsNearPoint(Vector3 position)
@@ -53,12 +55,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
 
         public List<ILandObject> AllParcels()
         {
-            return new List<ILandObject>();
+            return m_parcels;
         }
         
         public void Clear(bool setupDefaultParcel)
         {
-            // Intentionally blank since we don't save any parcel data in the test channel
+            m_parcels.Clear();
+
+            if (setupDefaultParcel)
+            {
+                ILandObject obj = new LandObject(UUID.Zero, false, m_scene);
+                obj.LandData.Name = "Your Parcel";
+                m_parcels.Add(obj);
+            }
         }
 
         protected ILandObject GetNoLand()