diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
index b9d615e804..95f9caf795 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         private void statsHeartBeat(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
+            if (!m_scene.Active)
+                return;
+
             SimStatsPacket.StatBlock[] sb = new SimStatsPacket.StatBlock[22];
             SimStatsPacket.RegionBlock rb = new SimStatsPacket.RegionBlock();