diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs
index 8add4bb073..11efe6df67 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Agent.AssetTransaction
                 // to avoid a race condition when the appearance module retrieves the item to set the asset id in
                 // the AvatarAppearance structure.
                 item.AssetID = m_asset.FullID;
-                m_Scene.InventoryService.UpdateItem(item);
+                if (item.AssetID != UUID.Zero)
+                    m_Scene.InventoryService.UpdateItem(item);
 
                 if (m_uploadState == UploadState.Complete)
                 {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 92bf85aabd..6808017624 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -407,16 +407,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if (item.Owner != remoteClient.AgentId)
                     return;
 
-                if (UUID.Zero == transactionID)
-                {
-                    item.Name = itemUpd.Name;
-                    item.Description = itemUpd.Description;
+                item.Name = itemUpd.Name;
+                item.Description = itemUpd.Description;
 
 //                    m_log.DebugFormat(
 //                        "[USER INVENTORY]: itemUpd {0} {1} {2} {3}, item {4} {5} {6} {7}",
 //                        itemUpd.NextPermissions, itemUpd.GroupPermissions, itemUpd.EveryOnePermissions, item.Flags,
 //                        item.NextPermissions, item.GroupPermissions, item.EveryOnePermissions, item.CurrentPermissions);
 
+                if (itemUpd.NextPermissions != 0) // Use this to determine validity. Can never be 0 if valid
+                {
                     if (item.NextPermissions != (itemUpd.NextPermissions & item.BasePermissions))
                         item.Flags |= (uint)InventoryItemFlags.ObjectOverwriteNextOwner;
                     item.NextPermissions = itemUpd.NextPermissions & item.BasePermissions;
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                     InventoryService.UpdateItem(item);
                 }
-                else
+
+                if (UUID.Zero != transactionID)
                 {
                     if (AgentTransactionsModule != null)
                     {