diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
index 1808fa0d1d..bf8ca0e40b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
@@ -982,12 +982,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                             + (Amotor!=IntPtr.Zero ? "Amotor ":"") );
                     }
                     AvatarGeomAndBodyCreation(_position.X, _position.Y, _position.Z, m_tensor);
-                
+                    
                     _parent_scene.geom_name_map[Shell] = m_name;
                     _parent_scene.actor_name_map[Shell] = (PhysicsActor)this;
+                    _parent_scene.AddCharacter(this);
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    _parent_scene.RemoveCharacter(this);
                     // destroy avatar capsule and related ODE data
 
                     // Kill the Amotor
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
index e42c711f86..9e65dd83e7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
@@ -1365,6 +1365,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                     // Don't need to re-enable body..   it's done in SetMesh
                     _mesh = _parent_scene.mesher.CreateMesh(m_primName, _pbs, _size, _parent_scene.meshSculptLOD, IsPhysical);
                     // createmesh returns null when it's a shape that isn't a cube.
+                    m_log.Debug(m_localID);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
index 732d99b09a..e3ac668c79 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
@@ -1339,18 +1339,37 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             OdeCharacter newAv = new OdeCharacter(avName, this, pos, ode, size, avPIDD, avPIDP, avCapRadius, avStandupTensor, avDensity, avHeightFudgeFactor, avMovementDivisorWalk, avMovementDivisorRun);
             newAv.Flying = isFlying;
             newAv.MinimumGroundFlightOffset = minimumGroundFlightOffset;
-            _characters.Add(newAv);
+            
             return newAv;
         }
 
+        public void AddCharacter(OdeCharacter chr)
+        {
+            lock (_characters)
+            {
+                if (!_characters.Contains(chr))
+                {
+                    _characters.Add(chr);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void RemoveCharacter(OdeCharacter chr)
+        {
+            lock (_characters)
+            {
+                if (_characters.Contains(chr))
+                {
+                    _characters.Remove(chr);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public override void RemoveAvatar(PhysicsActor actor)
         {
-            lock (OdeLock)
-            {
-                //m_log.Debug("[PHYSICS]:ODELOCK");
-                ((OdeCharacter) actor).Destroy();
-                _characters.Remove((OdeCharacter) actor);
-            }
+            //m_log.Debug("[PHYSICS]:ODELOCK");
+            ((OdeCharacter) actor).Destroy();
+            
         }
 
         private PhysicsActor AddPrim(String name, PhysicsVector position, PhysicsVector size, Quaternion rotation,