diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStore.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStore.cs
index a1db7ed3e4..c94638ff2b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStore.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStore.cs
@@ -111,17 +111,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
             return true;
         }
         
-        public JsonStore(string value)
+        public JsonStore()
         {
             m_TakeStore = new List<TakeValueCallbackClass>();
             m_ReadStore = new List<TakeValueCallbackClass>();
-           
+        }
+
+        public JsonStore(string value) : this()
+        {
+            // This is going to throw an exception if the value is not
+            // a valid JSON chunk. Calling routines should catch the 
+            // exception and handle it appropriately
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
                 ValueStore = new OSDMap();
             else
                 ValueStore = OSDParser.DeserializeJson(value);
         }
-
+        
         // -----------------------------------------------------------------
         /// <summary>
         /// 
@@ -541,14 +547,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
                 // The path pointed to an intermediate hash structure
                 if (result.Type == OSDType.Map)
                 {
-                    value = OSDParser.SerializeJsonString(result as OSDMap);
+                    value = OSDParser.SerializeJsonString(result as OSDMap,true);
                     return true;
                 }
 
                 // The path pointed to an intermediate hash structure
                 if (result.Type == OSDType.Array)
                 {
-                    value = OSDParser.SerializeJsonString(result as OSDArray);
+                    value = OSDParser.SerializeJsonString(result as OSDArray,true);
                     return true;
                 }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreModule.cs
index 7bcdc18db3..50d3b8d8a3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreModule.cs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                m_log.Error(string.Format("[JsonStore]: Unable to initialize store from {0}", value), e);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[JsonStore]: Unable to initialize store from {0}", value);
                 return false;
             }