diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
index 33aa7adfc9..a7105e2bb2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
@@ -2093,19 +2093,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
                                 spScene.SimulationService.UpdateAgent(neighbour, agentpos);
                             }
                         }
-                        catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException)
-                        {
-                            m_log.ErrorFormat(
-                            "[ENTITY TRANSFER MODULE]: Neighbour Regions response included the current region in the neighbour list.  The following region will not display to the client: {0} for region {1} ({2}, {3}).",
-                                neighbour.ExternalHostName,
-                                neighbour.RegionHandle,
-                                neighbour.RegionLocX,
-                                neighbour.RegionLocY);
-                        }
                         catch (Exception e)
                         {
                             m_log.ErrorFormat(
-                                "[ENTITY TRANSFER MODULE]: Could not resolve external hostname {0} for region {1} ({2}, {3}).  {4}",
+                                "[ENTITY TRANSFER MODULE]: Error creating child agent at {0} ({1} ({2}, {3}).  {4}",
                                 neighbour.ExternalHostName,
                                 neighbour.RegionHandle,
                                 neighbour.RegionLocX,
@@ -2279,24 +2270,28 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
         /// <param name="a"></param>
         /// <param name="regionHandle"></param>
         /// <param name="endPoint"></param>
-        private void InformClientOfNeighbourAsync(ScenePresence sp, AgentCircuitData a, GridRegion reg,
+        private void InformClientOfNeighbourAsync(ScenePresence sp, AgentCircuitData agentCircData, GridRegion reg,
                                                   IPEndPoint endPoint, bool newAgent)
         {
 
             if (newAgent)
             {
+                // we may already had lost this sp
+                if(sp == null || sp.IsDeleted || sp.ClientView == null) // something bad already happened 
+                   return;
+
                 Scene scene = sp.Scene;
 
                 m_log.DebugFormat(
                     "[ENTITY TRANSFER MODULE]: Informing {0} {1} about neighbour {2} {3} at ({4},{5})",
                     sp.Name, sp.UUID, reg.RegionName, endPoint, reg.RegionCoordX, reg.RegionCoordY);
 
-                string capsPath = reg.ServerURI + CapsUtil.GetCapsSeedPath(a.CapsPath);
+                string capsPath = reg.ServerURI + CapsUtil.GetCapsSeedPath(agentCircData.CapsPath);
 
                 string reason = String.Empty;
 
                 EntityTransferContext ctx = new EntityTransferContext();
-                bool regionAccepted = scene.SimulationService.CreateAgent(reg, reg, a, (uint)TeleportFlags.Default, ctx, out reason);
+                bool regionAccepted = scene.SimulationService.CreateAgent(reg, reg, agentCircData, (uint)TeleportFlags.Default, ctx, out reason);
 
                 if (regionAccepted)
                 {
@@ -2306,6 +2301,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
                     if (m_eqModule != null)
                     {
                         #region IP Translation for NAT
+                        if(sp == null || sp.IsDeleted || sp.ClientView == null) // something bad already happened 
+                            return;
+
                         IClientIPEndpoint ipepClient;
                         if (sp.ClientView.TryGet(out ipepClient))
                         {