diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Assets/NewFileAgentInventoryVariablePriceModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Assets/NewFileAgentInventoryVariablePriceModule.cs
index 35f054fa21..d644cdd893 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Assets/NewFileAgentInventoryVariablePriceModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Assets/NewFileAgentInventoryVariablePriceModule.cs
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Assets
             item.AssetType = assType;
             item.InvType = inType;
             item.Folder = parentFolder;
-            item.CurrentPermissions = 2147483647;
-            item.BasePermissions = 2147483647;
+            item.CurrentPermissions = (uint)PermissionMask.All;
+            item.BasePermissions = (uint)PermissionMask.All;
             item.EveryOnePermissions = 0;
-            item.NextPermissions = 2147483647;
+            item.NextPermissions = (uint)(PermissionMask.Move | PermissionMask.Modify | PermissionMask.Transfer);
             item.CreationDate = Util.UnixTimeSinceEpoch();
             m_scene.AddInventoryItem(item);
             
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/AttachmentsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/AttachmentsModule.cs
index 457e0bbe70..51197d2556 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/AttachmentsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/AttachmentsModule.cs
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Attachments
                 "[ATTACHMENTS MODULE]: Rezzing attachment to point {0} from item {1} for {2}", 
                 (AttachmentPoint)AttachmentPt, itemID, remoteClient.Name);
             
+            // TODO: this short circuits multiple attachments functionality  in  LL viewer 2.1+ and should
+            // be removed when that functionality is implemented in opensim
+            AttachmentPt &= 0x7f;
+
             SceneObjectGroup att = RezSingleAttachmentFromInventoryInternal(remoteClient, itemID, AttachmentPt);
 
             if (updateInventoryStatus)