diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index b281e5f12f..e4c9de1c71 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -3571,6 +3571,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         !Rotation.ApproxEquals(m_lastRotation, ROTATION_TOLERANCE)
                         || !Velocity.ApproxEquals(m_lastVelocity, VELOCITY_TOLERANCE)
                         || !m_pos.ApproxEquals(m_lastPosition, POSITION_LARGETOLERANCE)
+                        // if velocity is zero and it wasn't zero last time, send the update
+                        || (Velocity == Vector3.Zero && m_lastVelocity != Vector3.Zero)
+                        // if position has moved just a little and velocity is very low, send  the update
                         || (!m_pos.ApproxEquals(m_lastPosition, POSITION_SMALLTOLERANCE) && Velocity.LengthSquared() < LOWVELOCITYSQ )
                 ) )
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSParam.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSParam.cs
index 389a4418b7..e34e3a9267 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSParam.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSParam.cs
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ public static class BSParam
 	    new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarAddForcePushFactor", "BSCharacter.AddForce is multiplied by this and mass to be like other physics engines",
             0.315f ),
 	    new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarStopZeroThreshold", "Movement velocity below which avatar is assumed to be stopped",
-            0.4f,
+            0.45f,
             (s) => { return (float)AvatarStopZeroThreshold; },
             (s,v) => { AvatarStopZeroThreshold = v; AvatarStopZeroThresholdSquared = v * v; } ),
 	    new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarBelowGroundUpCorrectionMeters", "Meters to move avatar up if it seems to be below ground",