diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 8034bc6ccc..32a7935984 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1255,9 +1255,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             // Stop all client threads.
             ForEachScenePresence(delegate(ScenePresence avatar) { avatar.ControllingClient.Close(); });
 
-            m_log.Debug("[SCENE]: Persisting changed objects");
+            m_log.Debug("[SCENE]: TriggerSceneShuttingDown");
             EventManager.TriggerSceneShuttingDown(this);
 
+            m_log.Debug("[SCENE]: Persisting changed objects");
+
             EntityBase[] entities = GetEntities();
             foreach (EntityBase entity in entities)
             {
@@ -1267,10 +1269,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 }
             }
 
+            m_log.Debug("[SCENE]: Graph close");
             m_sceneGraph.Close();
 
             if (PhysicsScene != null)
             {
+                m_log.Debug("[SCENE]: Dispose Physics");
                 PhysicsScene phys = PhysicsScene;
                 // remove the physics engine from both Scene and SceneGraph
                 PhysicsScene = null;
@@ -1282,6 +1286,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 m_log.WarnFormat("[SCENE]: Deregister from grid failed for region {0}", Name);
 
             // call the base class Close method.
+            m_log.Debug("[SCENE]: Base close");
             base.Close();
         }
 
@@ -1317,6 +1322,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
 //            m_lastUpdate = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();
 
+            m_sceneGraph.PreparePhysicsSimulation();
+
+
             m_heartbeatThread
                 = Watchdog.StartThread(
                     Heartbeat, string.Format("Heartbeat ({0})", RegionInfo.RegionName), ThreadPriority.Normal, false, false);