diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/UuidGathererTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/UuidGathererTests.cs
index cf2b3b3a44..52891f4286 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/UuidGathererTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/UuidGathererTests.cs
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@
  */
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using NUnit.Framework.SyntaxHelpers;
 using OpenMetaverse;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock;
 
@@ -38,16 +41,36 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
     [TestFixture]
     public class UuidGathererTests
     {
-        protected UuidGatherer m_ug;
+        protected IAssetService m_assetService;
+        protected UuidGatherer m_uuidGatherer;
             
         [SetUp]
         public void Init()
         {
-            m_ug = new UuidGatherer(new TestAssetService());
+            m_assetService = new TestAssetService();
+            m_uuidGatherer = new UuidGatherer(m_assetService);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestCorruptAsset()
+        {
+            TestHelper.InMethod();
+
+            UUID corruptAssetUuid = UUID.Parse("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000666");
+            AssetBase corruptAsset = new AssetBase(corruptAssetUuid, corruptAssetUuid.ToString(), (sbyte)AssetType.Object);
+            corruptAsset.Data = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("CORRUPT ASSET");
+
+            m_assetService.Store(corruptAsset);
+
+            IDictionary<UUID, int> foundAssetUuids = new Dictionary<UUID, int>();
+            m_uuidGatherer.GatherAssetUuids(corruptAssetUuid, AssetType.Object, foundAssetUuids);
+
+            // We count the uuid as gathered even if the asset itself is corrupt.
+            Assert.That(foundAssetUuids.Count, Is.EqualTo(1));            
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        /// Test requests made for non-existent assets
+        /// Test requests made for non-existent assets while we're gathering
         /// </summary>
         [Test]
         public void TestMissingAsset()
@@ -57,7 +80,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
             UUID missingAssetUuid = UUID.Parse("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000666");            
             IDictionary<UUID, int> foundAssetUuids = new Dictionary<UUID, int>();
             
-            m_ug.GatherAssetUuids(missingAssetUuid, AssetType.Object, foundAssetUuids);
+            m_uuidGatherer.GatherAssetUuids(missingAssetUuid, AssetType.Object, foundAssetUuids);
 
             // We count the uuid as gathered even if the asset itself is missing.
             Assert.That(foundAssetUuids.Count, Is.EqualTo(1));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs
index 525a93a7fe..930af813c2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             {
                 string xml = Utils.BytesToString(objectAsset.Data);
                 SceneObjectGroup sog = SceneObjectSerializer.FromOriginalXmlFormat(xml);
-                GatherAssetUuids(sog, assetUuids);
+
+                if (null != sog)
+                    GatherAssetUuids(sog, assetUuids);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestAssetService.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestAssetService.cs
index ff75d86567..a537b976eb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestAssetService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestAssetService.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using log4net;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Data;
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
 {
     public class TestAssetService : IAssetService
     {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+        
         private readonly Dictionary<string, AssetBase> Assets = new Dictionary<string, AssetBase>();
 
         public TestAssetService() {}
@@ -50,6 +54,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
         
         public AssetBase Get(string id)
         {
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[MOCK ASSET SERVICE]: Getting asset with id {0}", id);
+            
             AssetBase asset;
             if (Assets.ContainsKey(id))
                 asset = Assets[id];
@@ -78,6 +84,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
 
         public string Store(AssetBase asset)
         {
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[MOCK ASSET SERVICE]: Storing asset {0}", asset.ID);
+            
             Assets[asset.ID] = asset;
 
             return asset.ID;