diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
index 8a7402cf47..3a38bd2dc6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
@@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
         public int GetChildAgentCount()
         {
+            // some network situations come in where child agents get closed twice.
+            if (m_numChildAgents < 0)
+            { 
+                m_numChildAgents = 0; 
+            }
+
             return m_numChildAgents;
         }