diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Resources/AssetCache.addin.xml b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Resources/AssetCache.addin.xml
index 61a9f0f47a..2ac6dca2f8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Resources/AssetCache.addin.xml
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Resources/AssetCache.addin.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     <Extension path="/OpenSim/AssetCache">
     	<Cache id="Default" provider="Default" type="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache.AssetCache" />
     </Extension>
-    <Extension path="/OpenSim/AssetServerClient">
-    	<ServerClient id="Crypto" provider="Crypto" type="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache.CryptoGridAssetClient" />
-    	<ServerClient id="Grid"   provider="Grid"   type="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache.GridAssetClient" />
-    	<ServerClient id="File"   provider="File"   type="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache.FileAssetClient" />
-    	<ServerClient id="SQL"    provider="SQL"    type="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache.SQLAssetServer" />
+    <Extension path="/OpenSim/AssetClient">
+    	<AssetClient id="Crypto" provider="Crypto" type="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache.CryptoGridAssetClient" />
+    	<AssetClient id="Grid"   provider="Grid"   type="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache.GridAssetClient" />
+    	<AssetClient id="File"   provider="File"   type="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache.FileAssetClient" />
+    	<AssetClient id="SQL"    provider="SQL"    type="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache.SQLAssetServer" />
     </Extension>
 </Addin>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/IAssetServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/IAssetServer.cs
index 0d9afe96be..f76d12560a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/IAssetServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/IAssetServer.cs
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         void AssetNotFound(UUID assetID, bool IsTexture);
     }
 
-    public class AssetServerClientPluginInitialiser : PluginInitialiserBase
+    public class AssetClientPluginInitialiser : PluginInitialiserBase
     {
         private ConfigSettings config;
 
-        public AssetServerClientPluginInitialiser (ConfigSettings p_sv)
+        public AssetClientPluginInitialiser (ConfigSettings p_sv)
         {
             config = p_sv;
         }
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         }
     }
 
-    public class LegacyAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser : PluginInitialiserBase
+    public class LegacyAssetClientPluginInitialiser : PluginInitialiserBase
     {
         private ConfigSettings config;
         private string assetURL;
 
-        public LegacyAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser (ConfigSettings p_sv, string p_url)
+        public LegacyAssetClientPluginInitialiser (ConfigSettings p_sv, string p_url)
         {
             config   = p_sv;
             assetURL = p_url;
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         }
     }
 
-    public class CryptoAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser : PluginInitialiserBase
+    public class CryptoAssetClientPluginInitialiser : PluginInitialiserBase
     {
         private ConfigSettings config;
         private string assetURL;
         private string currdir;
         private bool   test;
 
-        public CryptoAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser (ConfigSettings p_sv, string p_url, string p_dir, bool p_test)
+        public CryptoAssetClientPluginInitialiser (ConfigSettings p_sv, string p_url, string p_dir, bool p_test)
         {
             config   = p_sv;
             assetURL = p_url;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
index add7cb900f..69ff2bdca3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
         // class during system startup.
 
         private const string PLUGIN_ASSET_CACHE         = "/OpenSim/AssetCache";
-        private const string PLUGIN_ASSET_SERVER_CLIENT = "/OpenSim/AssetServerClient";
+        private const string PLUGIN_ASSET_SERVER_CLIENT = "/OpenSim/AssetClient";
 
         protected string proxyUrl;
         protected int proxyOffset = 0;                
@@ -329,9 +329,9 @@ namespace OpenSim
         protected virtual void InitialiseAssetCache()
         {
 
-            LegacyAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser linit = null;
-            CryptoAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser cinit = null;
-            AssetServerClientPluginInitialiser        init = null;
+            LegacyAssetClientPluginInitialiser linit = null;
+            CryptoAssetClientPluginInitialiser cinit = null;
+            AssetClientPluginInitialiser        init = null;
 
             IAssetServer assetServer = null;
             string mode = m_configSettings.AssetStorage;
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 // of whether the server is standalone.
 
                 case "grid" :
-                    linit = new LegacyAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings, m_networkServersInfo.AssetURL);
+                    linit = new LegacyAssetClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings, m_networkServersInfo.AssetURL);
                     assetServer = loadAssetServer("Grid", linit);
                     break;
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 // of whether the server is standalone.
 
                 case "cryptogrid" :
-                    cinit = new CryptoAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings, m_networkServersInfo.AssetURL,
+                    cinit = new CryptoAssetClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings, m_networkServersInfo.AssetURL,
                                                         Environment.CurrentDirectory, true);
                     assetServer = loadAssetServer("Crypto", cinit);
                     break;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 // of whether the server is standalone.
 
                 case "cryptogrid_eou" :
-                    cinit = new CryptoAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings, m_networkServersInfo.AssetURL,
+                    cinit = new CryptoAssetClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings, m_networkServersInfo.AssetURL,
                                                         Environment.CurrentDirectory, false);
                     assetServer = loadAssetServer("Crypto", cinit);
                     break;
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 // of whether the server is standalone.
 
                 case "file" :
-                    linit = new LegacyAssetServerClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings, m_networkServersInfo.AssetURL);
+                    linit = new LegacyAssetClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings, m_networkServersInfo.AssetURL);
                     assetServer = loadAssetServer("File", linit);
                     break;
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 default :
                     try
                     {
-                        init = new AssetServerClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings);
+                        init = new AssetClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings);
                         assetServer = loadAssetServer(m_configSettings.AssetStorage, init);
                         break;
                     }
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
            if (assetServer == null)
             {
-                init = new AssetServerClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings);
+                init = new AssetClientPluginInitialiser(m_configSettings);
                 SQLAssetServer sqlAssetServer = (SQLAssetServer) loadAssetServer("SQL", init);
                 sqlAssetServer.LoadDefaultAssets(m_configSettings.AssetSetsXMLFile);
                 assetServer = sqlAssetServer;
@@ -437,15 +437,29 @@ namespace OpenSim
         private IAssetServer loadAssetServer(string id, PluginInitialiserBase pi)
         {
 
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[OPENSIMBASE] Attempting to load asset server id={0}", id);
+            if(id != null && id != String.Empty)
+            {
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[OPENSIMBASE] Attempting to load asset server id={0}", id);
 
-            PluginLoader<IAssetServer> loader = new PluginLoader<IAssetServer>(pi);
-            loader.AddFilter(PLUGIN_ASSET_SERVER_CLIENT, new PluginProviderFilter(id));
-            loader.Load(PLUGIN_ASSET_SERVER_CLIENT);
-           if (loader.Plugins.Count > 0)
-                return (IAssetServer) loader.Plugins[0];
-            else
-                return null;
+                try
+                {
+                    PluginLoader<IAssetServer> loader = new PluginLoader<IAssetServer>(pi);
+                    loader.AddFilter(PLUGIN_ASSET_SERVER_CLIENT, new PluginProviderFilter(id));
+                    loader.Load(PLUGIN_ASSET_SERVER_CLIENT);
+
+                    if (loader.Plugins.Count > 0)
+                    {
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[OPENSIMBASE] Asset server {0} loaded", id);
+                        return (IAssetServer) loader.Plugins[0];
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[OPENSIMBASE] Asset server {0} not loaded ({1})", id, e.Message);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
 
         }
 
@@ -465,10 +479,12 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
             IAssetCache assetCache = null;
 
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[OPENSIMBASE] Attempting to load asset cache id={0}", m_configSettings.AssetCache);
 
             if (m_configSettings.AssetCache != null && m_configSettings.AssetCache != String.Empty)
             {
+
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[OPENSIMBASE] Attempting to load asset cache id={0}", m_configSettings.AssetCache);
+
                 try
                 {
 
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.addin.xml b/bin/OpenSim.addin.xml
index 707eaf3d6a..82adfa65f3 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.addin.xml
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.addin.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <ExtensionPoint path="/OpenSim/AssetCache" name="Region Asset Cache Plugin-point" >
         <ExtensionNode name="Cache" type="OpenSim.Framework.PluginExtensionNode" objectType="OpenSim.Framework.IAssetCache"/>
     </ExtensionPoint>
-    <ExtensionPoint path="/OpenSim/AssetServerClient" name="Region Asset Cache Server Interface Plugin-point">
-        <ExtensionNode name="ServerClient" type="OpenSim.Framework.PluginExtensionNode" objectType="OpenSim.Framework.IAssetServer"/>
+    <ExtensionPoint path="/OpenSim/AssetClient" name="Region Asset Cache Server Interface Plugin-point">
+        <ExtensionNode name="AssetClient" type="OpenSim.Framework.PluginExtensionNode" objectType="OpenSim.Framework.IAssetServer"/>
     </ExtensionPoint>
 </Addin>