diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index cf84e2e8ed..8bdf39a6de 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1481,11 +1481,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             m_log.InfoFormat("[SCENE]: Closing down the single simulator: {0}", RegionInfo.RegionName);
 
-            StatsReporter.Close();
 
+            StatsReporter.Close();
             m_restartTimer.Stop();
             m_restartTimer.Close();
 
+            if (!GridService.DeregisterRegion(RegionInfo.RegionID))
+                m_log.WarnFormat("[SCENE]: Deregister from grid failed for region {0}", Name);
+
             // Kick all ROOT agents with the message, 'The simulator is going down'
             ForEachScenePresence(delegate(ScenePresence avatar)
             {
@@ -1516,9 +1519,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             m_sceneGraph.Close();
 
-            if (!GridService.DeregisterRegion(RegionInfo.RegionID))
-                m_log.WarnFormat("[SCENE]: Deregister from grid failed for region {0}", Name);
-
             base.Close();
 
             // XEngine currently listens to the EventManager.OnShutdown event to trigger script stop and persistence.