diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index e955a58527..169efbd10c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                     break;
 
                 case "scene":
-                    if (args.Length == 5)
+                    if (args.Length == 4)
                     {
                         if (m_sceneManager.CurrentScene == null)
                         {
@@ -927,20 +927,17 @@ namespace OpenSim
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            bool scriptingOn = !Convert.ToBoolean(args[2]);
-                            bool collisionsOn = !Convert.ToBoolean(args[3]);
-                            bool physicsOn = !Convert.ToBoolean(args[4]);
-                            m_sceneManager.CurrentScene.SetSceneCoreDebug(scriptingOn, collisionsOn, physicsOn);
+                            string key = args[2];
+                            string value = args[3];
+                            m_sceneManager.CurrentScene.SetSceneCoreDebug(
+                                new Dictionary<string, string>() { { key, value } });
 
-                            MainConsole.Instance.Output(
-                                String.Format(
-                                    "Set debug scene scripting = {0}, collisions = {1}, physics = {2}",
-                                    !scriptingOn, !collisionsOn, !physicsOn));
+                            MainConsole.Instance.OutputFormat("Set debug scene {0} = {1}", key, value);
                         }
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        MainConsole.Instance.Output("Usage: debug scene <scripting> <collisions> <physics> (where inside <> is true/false)");
+                        MainConsole.Instance.Output("Usage: debug scene scripting|collisions|physics true|false");
                     }
 
                     break;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs
index 1adeb88aa2..fc217b0d4b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs
@@ -670,7 +670,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Estate
             Scene.RegionInfo.RegionSettings.Save();
             TriggerRegionInfoChange();
 
-            Scene.SetSceneCoreDebug(disableScripts, disableCollisions, disablePhysics);
+            Scene.SetSceneCoreDebug(
+                new Dictionary<string, string>() {
+                    { "scripting", (!disableScripts).ToString() },
+                    { "collisions", (!disableCollisions).ToString() },
+                    { "physics", (!disablePhysics).ToString() }
+                }
+            );
         }
 
         private void handleEstateTeleportOneUserHomeRequest(IClientAPI remover_client, UUID invoice, UUID senderID, UUID prey)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 790ec637b8..f2200da257 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1020,44 +1020,49 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
-        public void SetSceneCoreDebug(bool ScriptEngine, bool CollisionEvents, bool PhysicsEngine)
+        public void SetSceneCoreDebug(Dictionary<string, string> options)
         {
-            if (m_scripts_enabled != !ScriptEngine)
+            if (options.ContainsKey("scripting"))
             {
-                if (ScriptEngine)
+                bool enableScripts = true;
+                if (bool.TryParse(options["scripting"], out enableScripts) && m_scripts_enabled != enableScripts)
                 {
-                    m_log.Info("Stopping all Scripts in Scene");
-                    
-                    EntityBase[] entities = Entities.GetEntities();
-                    foreach (EntityBase ent in entities)
+                    if (!enableScripts)
                     {
-                        if (ent is SceneObjectGroup)
-                            ((SceneObjectGroup)ent).RemoveScriptInstances(false);
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    m_log.Info("Starting all Scripts in Scene");
-
-                    EntityBase[] entities = Entities.GetEntities();
-                    foreach (EntityBase ent in entities)
-                    {
-                        if (ent is SceneObjectGroup)
+                        m_log.Info("Stopping all Scripts in Scene");
+                        
+                        EntityBase[] entities = Entities.GetEntities();
+                        foreach (EntityBase ent in entities)
                         {
-                            SceneObjectGroup sog = (SceneObjectGroup)ent;
-                            sog.CreateScriptInstances(0, false, DefaultScriptEngine, 0);
-                            sog.ResumeScripts();
+                            if (ent is SceneObjectGroup)
+                                ((SceneObjectGroup)ent).RemoveScriptInstances(false);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        m_log.Info("Starting all Scripts in Scene");
+    
+                        EntityBase[] entities = Entities.GetEntities();
+                        foreach (EntityBase ent in entities)
+                        {
+                            if (ent is SceneObjectGroup)
+                            {
+                                SceneObjectGroup sog = (SceneObjectGroup)ent;
+                                sog.CreateScriptInstances(0, false, DefaultScriptEngine, 0);
+                                sog.ResumeScripts();
+                            }
                         }
                     }
-                }
 
-                m_scripts_enabled = !ScriptEngine;
-                m_log.Info("[TOTEDD]: Here is the method to trigger disabling of the scripting engine");
+                    m_scripts_enabled = enableScripts;
+                }
             }
 
-            if (m_physics_enabled != !PhysicsEngine)
+            if (options.ContainsKey("physics"))
             {
-                m_physics_enabled = !PhysicsEngine;
+                bool enablePhysics = false;
+                if (bool.TryParse(options["physics"], out enablePhysics) && m_physics_enabled != enablePhysics)
+                    m_physics_enabled = enablePhysics;
             }
         }