diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalBackEndServices.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalBackEndServices.cs
index 75019678f0..c0e67223b1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalBackEndServices.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalBackEndServices.cs
@@ -102,8 +102,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.Local
             else
             {
                 // Already in our list, so the region went dead and restarted.
-                // replace the old regioninfo
-                m_regions[regionInfo.RegionHandle] = regionInfo;
+                // don't replace the old regioninfo..    this might be a locking issue..  however we need to 
+                // remove it and let it add normally below or we get extremely strange and intermittant
+                // connectivity errors.    
+                // Don't change this line below to 'm_regions[regionInfo.RegionHandle] = regionInfo' unless you
+                // *REALLY* know what you are doing here.
+                m_regions.Remove(regionInfo.RegionHandle);
+
                 m_log.Warn("[INTERREGION STANDALONE]: Region registered twice. Region went down and came back up.");
 
                 RegionCommsListener regionHost = new RegionCommsListener();