diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Hypergrid/HGGridServices.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Hypergrid/HGGridServices.cs
index 56a891239f..fa29460290 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Hypergrid/HGGridServices.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Hypergrid/HGGridServices.cs
@@ -620,7 +620,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.Hypergrid
             string uri = "http://" + regInfo.ExternalHostName + ":" + regInfo.HttpPort + "/";
             //Console.WriteLine("XXX uri: " + uri);
             XmlRpcRequest request = new XmlRpcRequest("expect_hg_user", SendParams);
-            XmlRpcResponse reply = request.Send(uri, 6000);
+            XmlRpcResponse reply;
+            try
+            {
+                reply = request.Send(uri, 6000);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Warn("[HGrid]: Failed to notify region about user. Reason: " + e.Message);
+                return false;
+            }
 
             if (!reply.IsFault)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Hypergrid/HGGridServicesGridMode.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Hypergrid/HGGridServicesGridMode.cs
index f45c484366..58ec27ef82 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Hypergrid/HGGridServicesGridMode.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Hypergrid/HGGridServicesGridMode.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.Hypergrid
                 Console.WriteLine("XXX Going local-grid region XXX");
                 RegionInfo regInfo = RequestNeighbourInfo(regionHandle);
                 if (regInfo != null)
-                    InformRegionOfUser(regInfo, agentData);
+                    if (!InformRegionOfUser(regInfo, agentData))
+                        return false;
                 return m_remoteBackend.InformRegionOfChildAgent(regionHandle, agentData);
             }