diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/ExternalRepresentationUtils.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/ExternalRepresentationUtils.cs
index 64de18b47f..125408690f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/ExternalRepresentationUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/External/ExternalRepresentationUtils.cs
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External
             if (xmlData == string.Empty || homeURL == string.Empty || userService == null)
                 return xmlData;
 
+            // Deal with bug
+            xmlData = ExternalRepresentationUtils.SanitizeXml(xmlData);
+
             using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
             using (XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw))
             using (XmlTextReader wrappedReader = new XmlTextReader(xmlData, XmlNodeType.Element, null))
@@ -364,5 +367,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External
         {
             return homeURL + "/" + uuid + ";" + name;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sanitation for bug introduced in Oct. 20 (1eb3e6cc43e2a7b4053bc1185c7c88e22356c5e8)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="xmlData"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static string SanitizeXml(string xmlData)
+        {
+            string fixedData = xmlData;
+            if (fixedData != null)
+                // Loop, because it may contain multiple
+                while (fixedData.Contains("xmlns:xmlns:"))
+                    fixedData = fixedData.Replace("xmlns:xmlns:", "xmlns:");
+            return fixedData;
+        }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index c14ce1e5e9..dde54d57c8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenMetaverse.Packets;
 using log4net;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Client;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
@@ -2225,7 +2226,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             bbox = Vector3.Zero;
             offsetHeight = 0;
 
-            string xmlData = Utils.BytesToString(assetData);
+            string xmlData = ExternalRepresentationUtils.SanitizeXml(Utils.BytesToString(assetData));
 
             try
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
index cb13ca4b7d..463ef223b8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
         private static IUserManagement m_UserManagement;
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Deserialize a scene object from the original xml format
         /// </summary>
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
         /// <returns>The scene object deserialized.  Null on failure.</returns>
         public static SceneObjectGroup FromOriginalXmlFormat(string xmlData)
         {
-            using (XmlTextReader wrappedReader = new XmlTextReader(xmlData, XmlNodeType.Element, null))
+            String fixedData = ExternalRepresentationUtils.SanitizeXml(xmlData);
+            using (XmlTextReader wrappedReader = new XmlTextReader(fixedData, XmlNodeType.Element, null))
                 using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(wrappedReader, new XmlReaderSettings() { IgnoreWhitespace = true, ConformanceLevel = ConformanceLevel.Fragment }))
                     return FromOriginalXmlFormat(reader);
         }
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
             List<SceneObjectGroup> sceneObjects = new List<SceneObjectGroup>();
             CoalescedSceneObjects coa = null;
 
-            string xmlData = Utils.BytesToString(data);
+            string xmlData = ExternalRepresentationUtils.SanitizeXml(Utils.BytesToString(data));
             
             if (CoalescedSceneObjectsSerializer.TryFromXml(xmlData, out coa))
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGAssetService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGAssetService.cs
index a829932dd9..b83fb1ee50 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGAssetService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/HypergridService/HGAssetService.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
             if (!m_AssetPerms.AllowedExport(asset.Type))
                 return null;
 
+            // Deal with bug introduced in Oct. 20 (1eb3e6cc43e2a7b4053bc1185c7c88e22356c5e8)
+            // Fix bad assets before sending them elsewhere
+            if (asset.Type == (int)AssetType.Object && asset.Data != null)
+            {
+                string xml = ExternalRepresentationUtils.SanitizeXml(Utils.BytesToString(asset.Data));
+                asset.Data = Utils.StringToBytes(xml);
+            }
+
             return asset.Data;
         }
 
@@ -139,6 +147,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
             if (!m_AssetPerms.AllowedImport(asset.Type))
                 return string.Empty;
 
+            // Deal with bug introduced in Oct. 20 (1eb3e6cc43e2a7b4053bc1185c7c88e22356c5e8)
+            // Fix bad assets before storing on this server
+            if (asset.Type == (int)AssetType.Object && asset.Data != null)
+            {
+                string xml = ExternalRepresentationUtils.SanitizeXml(Utils.BytesToString(asset.Data));
+                asset.Data = Utils.StringToBytes(xml);
+            }
+
             return base.Store(asset);
         }
 
@@ -160,9 +176,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.HypergridService
                 meta.CreatorID = meta.CreatorID + ";" + m_HomeURL + "/" + creator.FirstName + " " + creator.LastName;
         }
 
+        // Only for Object
         protected byte[] AdjustIdentifiers(byte[] data)
         {
             string xml = Utils.BytesToString(data);
+
+            // Deal with bug introduced in Oct. 20 (1eb3e6cc43e2a7b4053bc1185c7c88e22356c5e8)
+            // Fix bad assets before sending them elsewhere
+            xml = ExternalRepresentationUtils.SanitizeXml(xml);
+
             return Utils.StringToBytes(ExternalRepresentationUtils.RewriteSOP(xml, "HGAssetService", m_HomeURL, m_Cache, UUID.Zero));
         }