diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.cs
index fe12cb7546..b719086d54 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.cs
@@ -1589,7 +1589,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
             AvatarPropertiesReplyPacket avatarReply = (AvatarPropertiesReplyPacket)PacketPool.Instance.GetPacket(PacketType.AvatarPropertiesReply);
             avatarReply.AgentData.AgentID = AgentId;
             avatarReply.AgentData.AvatarID = avatarID;
-            avatarReply.PropertiesData.AboutText = Helpers.StringToField(aboutText);
+            if (aboutText != null)
+                avatarReply.PropertiesData.AboutText = Helpers.StringToField(aboutText);
+            else
+                avatarReply.PropertiesData.AboutText = Helpers.StringToField("");
             avatarReply.PropertiesData.BornOn = Helpers.StringToField(bornOn);
             avatarReply.PropertiesData.CharterMember = Helpers.StringToField(charterMember);
             if (flAbout != null)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1UserServices.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1UserServices.cs
index 7dcbb465d7..c883b87fc8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1UserServices.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1UserServices.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
             userData.profileFirstImage = new LLUUID((string) data["profile_firstlife_image"]);
             userData.profileCanDoMask = Convert.ToUInt32((string) data["profile_can_do"]);
             userData.profileWantDoMask = Convert.ToUInt32(data["profile_want_do"]);
+            userData.profileAboutText = (string)data["profile_about"];
             userData.profileImage = new LLUUID((string) data["profile_image"]);
             userData.lastLogin = Convert.ToInt32((string) data["profile_lastlogin"]);
             userData.homeRegion = Convert.ToUInt64((string) data["home_region"]);