diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 5b5880486b..da76ab8075 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -2382,24 +2382,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// <param name="appearance"></param>
         public void GetAvatarAppearance(IClientAPI client, out AvatarAppearance appearance)
         {
-            appearance = null;  // VS needs this line, mono doesn't
+            appearance = new AvatarAppearance();
 
             try
             {
-                if (m_AvatarFactory == null ||
-                    !m_AvatarFactory.TryGetAvatarAppearance(client.AgentId, out appearance))
+                if (m_AvatarFactory != null)
                 {
-                    m_log.Warn("[APPEARANCE]: Appearance not found, creating default");
-                    appearance = new AvatarAppearance();
+                    if (m_AvatarFactory.TryGetAvatarAppearance(client.AgentId, out appearance))
+                        return;
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat(
-                    "[APPERANCE]: Problem when fetching appearance for avatar {0}, {1}, using default. {2}",
-                    client.Name, client.AgentId, e);
-                appearance = new AvatarAppearance();
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[APPEARANCE]: Problem fetching appearance for avatar {0}, {1}, {2}",
+                    client.Name, client.AgentId, e.ToString());
             }
+            m_log.Warn("[APPEARANCE]: Appearance not found, returning default");
+
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index abda63e636..ff043fb28c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -2911,19 +2911,33 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
         private void ItemReceived(UUID itemID)
         {
+            if (null == m_appearance)
+            {
+                m_log.Warn("[ATTACHMENT] Appearance has not been initialized");
+                return;
+            }
+
             int attachpoint = m_appearance.GetAttachpoint(itemID);
             if (attachpoint == 0)
                 return;
 
             UUID asset = m_appearance.GetAttachedAsset(attachpoint);
-            if (asset == UUID.Zero) // We have just logged in
+            if (UUID.Zero == asset) // We have just logged in
             {
                 m_log.InfoFormat("[ATTACHMENT] Rez attachment {0}",
                         itemID.ToString());
 
-                // Rez from inventory
-                m_scene.RezSingleAttachment(ControllingClient, itemID,
-                        (uint)attachpoint, 0, 0);
+                try
+                {
+                    // Rez from inventory
+                    m_scene.RezSingleAttachment(ControllingClient, itemID,
+                            (uint)attachpoint, 0, 0);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[ATTACHMENT] Unable to rez attachment: {0}", e.ToString());
+                }
+
                 return;
             }