diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/RemoteGridServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/RemoteGridServiceConnector.cs
index dfba0d6994..33cc838322 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/RemoteGridServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Grid/RemoteGridServiceConnector.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Services.Connectors;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
+using OpenSim.Server.Base;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using GridRegion = OpenSim.Services.Interfaces.GridRegion;
 
@@ -97,9 +98,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Grid
                 return;
             }
 
+            string networkConnector = gridConfig.GetString("NetworkConnector", string.Empty);
+            if (networkConnector == string.Empty)
+            {
+                m_log.Error("[REMOTE GRID CONNECTOR]: Please specify a network connector under [GridService]");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Object[] args = new Object[] { source }; 
+            m_RemoteGridService = ServerUtils.LoadPlugin<IGridService>(networkConnector, args);
+
             m_LocalGridService = new LocalGridServicesConnector(source);
-            m_RemoteGridService = new GridServicesConnector(source);
-        }
+        }   
 
         public void PostInitialise()
         {
diff --git a/bin/config-include/Grid.ini b/bin/config-include/Grid.ini
index 5624a380d3..ce5588eb1b 100644
--- a/bin/config-include/Grid.ini
+++ b/bin/config-include/Grid.ini
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
     LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.GridService.dll:GridService"
     ; for the LocalGridServicesConnector which is used by the Remote one
     StorageProvider = "OpenSim.Data.Null.dll:NullRegionData"
+
+	NetworkConnector = "OpenSim.Services.Connectors.dll:GridServicesConnector"
     
 [LibraryService]
     LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.InventoryService.dll:LibraryService"
diff --git a/bin/config-include/GridHypergrid.ini b/bin/config-include/GridHypergrid.ini
index e983755787..5142d90eda 100644
--- a/bin/config-include/GridHypergrid.ini
+++ b/bin/config-include/GridHypergrid.ini
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
     LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.GridService.dll:GridService"
     StorageProvider = "OpenSim.Data.Null.dll:NullRegionData"
 
+    NetworkConnector = "OpenSim.Services.Connectors.dll:GridServicesConnector"
+
     ; Needed to display non-default map tile images for linked regions
     AssetService = "OpenSim.Services.Connectors.dll:AssetServicesConnector"
 
diff --git a/bin/config-include/HyperSimianGrid.ini b/bin/config-include/HyperSimianGrid.ini
index 29b51deacd..0b011168d8 100644
--- a/bin/config-include/HyperSimianGrid.ini
+++ b/bin/config-include/HyperSimianGrid.ini
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     Include-Common = "config-include/GridCommon.ini"
 
 [Modules]
-    GridServices = "SimianGridServiceConnector"
+    GridServices = "RemoteGridServicesConnector"
     PresenceServices = "SimianPresenceServiceConnector"
     UserAccountServices = "SimianUserAccountServiceConnector"
     AuthenticationServices = "SimianAuthenticationServiceConnector"
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 [GridService]
     LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.GridService.dll:GridService"
     StorageProvider = "OpenSim.Data.Null.dll:NullRegionData"
-    
+    NetworkConnector = "OpenSim.Services.Connectors.dll:SimianGridServiceConnector"
+
     AllowHypergridMapSearch = true
 
 [LibraryService]
diff --git a/bin/config-include/SimianGrid.ini b/bin/config-include/SimianGrid.ini
index 239ce3093c..311a55b90e 100644
--- a/bin/config-include/SimianGrid.ini
+++ b/bin/config-include/SimianGrid.ini
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     Include-Common = "config-include/GridCommon.ini"
 
 [Modules]
-    GridServices = "SimianGridServiceConnector"
+    GridServices = "RemoteGridServicesConnector"
     PresenceServices = "SimianPresenceServiceConnector"
     UserAccountServices = "SimianUserAccountServiceConnector"
     AuthenticationServices = "SimianAuthenticationServiceConnector"
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 [GridService]
     LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.GridService.dll:GridService"
     StorageProvider = "OpenSim.Data.Null.dll:NullRegionData"
+	NetworkConnector = "OpenSim.Services.Connectors.dll:SimianGridServiceConnector"
 
 [LibraryService]
     LocalServiceModule = "OpenSim.Services.InventoryService.dll:LibraryService"