diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
index 781fc400e5..d8fab4b1bd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
@@ -1115,6 +1115,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
             // in no close.
             sp.DoNotCloseAfterTeleport = false;
 
+            sp.HasMovedAway();
+
             // Send the Update. If this returns true, we know the client has contacted the destination
             // via CompleteMovementIntoRegion, so we can let go.
             // If it returns false, something went wrong, and we need to abort.
@@ -1141,6 +1143,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
             
             m_entityTransferStateMachine.UpdateInTransit(sp.UUID, AgentTransferState.CleaningUp);
 
+//            sp.HasMovedAway();
+
             // Need to signal neighbours whether child agents may need closing irrespective of whether this
             // one needed closing.  We also need to close child agents as quickly as possible to avoid complicated
             // race conditions with rapid agent releporting (e.g. from A1 to a non-neighbour B, back
@@ -1149,7 +1153,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
             // abandoned without proper close by viewer but then re-used by an incoming connection.
             sp.CloseChildAgents(newRegionX, newRegionY);
 
-            sp.HasMovedAway();
             // May need to logout or other cleanup
 //            AgentHasMovedAway(sp, logout);
 //            AgentHasMovedAway(sp, true);