diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsModule.cs
index 9e552d2a83..401aea7a83 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsModule.cs
@@ -763,6 +763,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
             return data;
         }
 
+        public ulong GetFullGroupPowers(UUID agentID, UUID groupID)
+        {
+            if (m_debugEnabled) m_log.DebugFormat("[GROUPS]: {0} called", System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
+
+            List<GroupRolesData> data = m_groupData.GetGroupRoles(agentID.ToString(), groupID);
+            if (data == null || data.Count == 0)
+                return 0;
+
+            ulong powers = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < data.Count; ++i)
+            {
+                powers |= data[i].Powers;
+            }
+            return powers;
+        }
+
+        public List<GroupRolesData> GroupRoleDataRequest(UUID agentID, UUID groupID)
+        {
+            if (m_debugEnabled) m_log.DebugFormat("[GROUPS]: {0} called", System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
+
+            List<GroupRolesData> data = m_groupData.GetGroupRoles(agentID.ToString(), groupID);
+
+            return data;
+        }
+
         public List<GroupRolesData> GroupRoleDataRequest(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID groupID)
         {
             if (m_debugEnabled) m_log.DebugFormat("[Groups]: {0} called", System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/GroupsServiceHGConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/GroupsServiceHGConnector.cs
index 653dbac8bd..b1b646865a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/GroupsServiceHGConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/GroupsServiceHGConnector.cs
@@ -268,10 +268,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
             sendData["METHOD"] = method;
 
             string reply = string.Empty;
-            lock (m_Lock)
-                reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
+            try
+            {
+                lock (m_Lock)
+                    reply = SynchronousRestFormsRequester.MakeRequest("POST",
                          m_ServerURI + "hg-groups",
                          ServerUtils.BuildQueryString(sendData));
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: reply was {0}", reply);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IGroupsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IGroupsModule.cs
index 0d1f4f4cfc..4c6a10bd8e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IGroupsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IGroupsModule.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         void InviteGroup(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID agentID, UUID GroupID, UUID InviteeID, UUID RoleID);
         void NotifyChange(UUID GroupID);
 
+        ulong GetFullGroupPowers(UUID agentID, UUID groupID);
+        List<GroupRolesData> GroupRoleDataRequest(UUID agentID, UUID groupID);
+
         List<DirGroupsReplyData> FindGroups(IClientAPI remoteClient, string query);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsModule.cs
index a38b1c79c6..32d6f1a1d7 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsModule.cs
@@ -874,6 +874,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.XmlRpcGroups
             return data;
         }
 
+        public ulong GetFullGroupPowers(UUID agentID, UUID groupID)
+        {
+            if (m_debugEnabled) m_log.DebugFormat("[GROUPS]: {0} called", System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
+
+            List<GroupRolesData> data = m_groupData.GetGroupRoles(agentID, groupID);
+            if (data == null || data.Count == 0)
+                return 0;
+
+            ulong powers = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < data.Count; ++i)
+            {
+                powers |= data[i].Powers;
+            }
+            return powers;
+        }
+
+        public List<GroupRolesData> GroupRoleDataRequest(UUID agentID, UUID groupID)
+        {
+            if (m_debugEnabled) m_log.DebugFormat("[GROUPS]: {0} called", System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
+
+            List<GroupRolesData> data = m_groupData.GetGroupRoles(agentID, groupID);
+
+            return data;
+        }
+
         public List<GroupRolesData> GroupRoleDataRequest(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID groupID)
         {
             if (m_debugEnabled) m_log.DebugFormat("[GROUPS]: {0} called", System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index 5a906b4b69..3fc579bfa9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -4101,9 +4101,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             if (sp.ControllingClient.IsGroupMember(m_host.GroupID))
                 return 2;
 
-            // object owner has to be in that group and required permissions
-            GroupMembershipData member = m_groupsModule.GetMembershipData(m_host.GroupID, m_host.OwnerID);
-            if (member == null || (member.GroupPowers & (ulong)GroupPowers.Invite) == 0)
+            // object owner needs invite power
+            ulong ownerPowers = m_groupsModule.GetFullGroupPowers(m_host.OwnerID, m_host.GroupID);
+            if ((ownerPowers & (ulong)GroupPowers.Invite) == 0)
                 return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
 
             m_groupsModule.InviteGroup(null, m_host.OwnerID, m_host.GroupID, agent, UUID.Zero);
@@ -4132,9 +4132,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             if (m_host.GroupID == UUID.Zero || m_host.GroupID == m_host.OwnerID)
                 return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
 
-            // object owner has to be in that group and required permissions
-            GroupMembershipData member = m_groupsModule.GetMembershipData(m_host.GroupID, m_host.OwnerID);
-            if (member == null || (member.GroupPowers & (ulong)GroupPowers.Eject) == 0)
+            // object owner needs eject power
+            ulong ownerPowers = m_groupsModule.GetFullGroupPowers(m_host.OwnerID, m_host.GroupID);
+            if ((ownerPowers & (ulong)GroupPowers.Eject) == 0)
                 return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
 
             m_groupsModule.EjectGroupMember(null, m_host.OwnerID, m_host.GroupID, agent);