diff --git a/OpenSim.Framework/Interfaces/ILocalStorage.cs b/OpenSim.Framework/Interfaces/ILocalStorage.cs
index a4d2ba1b1d..4dd8868c61 100644
--- a/OpenSim.Framework/Interfaces/ILocalStorage.cs
+++ b/OpenSim.Framework/Interfaces/ILocalStorage.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Interfaces
     /// </summary>
     public interface ILocalStorage
     {
+        void Initialise(string datastore);
         void StorePrim(PrimData prim);
         void RemovePrim(LLUUID primID);
         void LoadPrimitives(ILocalStorageReceiver receiver);
diff --git a/OpenSim.RegionServer/RegionInfo.cs b/OpenSim.RegionServer/RegionInfo.cs
index 2f8bfa12c7..a1923f54ce 100644
--- a/OpenSim.RegionServer/RegionInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim.RegionServer/RegionInfo.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ namespace OpenSim
         public string UserRecvKey = "";
         private bool isSandbox;
 
+        public string DataStore;
+
         public RegionInfo()
         {
 
@@ -144,6 +146,17 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 {
                     this.RegionLocY = (uint)Convert.ToUInt32(attri);
                 }
+
+                // Local storage datastore
+                attri = "";
+                attri = configData.GetAttribute("Datastore");
+                if (attri == "")
+                {
+                    string datastore = OpenSim.Framework.Console.MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("Filename for local storage", "localworld.yap");
+                    configData.SetAttribute("Datastore", datastore);
+                    this.DataStore = datastore;
+                }
+
                 //Sim Listen Port
                 attri = "";
                 attri = configData.GetAttribute("SimListenPort");
diff --git a/OpenSim.RegionServer/world/World.cs b/OpenSim.RegionServer/world/World.cs
index 0e5dbf0ff4..5443d38a03 100644
--- a/OpenSim.RegionServer/world/World.cs
+++ b/OpenSim.RegionServer/world/World.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.world
         private AssetCache _assetCache;
         private Mutex updateLock;
 
+        public string m_datastore;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new World class, and a region to go with it.
         /// </summary>
@@ -257,6 +259,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.world
                             {
                                 ILocalStorage plug = (ILocalStorage)Activator.CreateInstance(pluginAssembly.GetType(pluginType.ToString()));
                                 store = plug;
+
+                                store.Initialise(this.m_datastore);
                                 break;
                             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageBerkeleyDB/BDBLocalStorage.cs b/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageBerkeleyDB/BDBLocalStorage.cs
index 2bcd91c0ca..d4db8c01ab 100644
--- a/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageBerkeleyDB/BDBLocalStorage.cs
+++ b/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageBerkeleyDB/BDBLocalStorage.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Storage.LocalStorageBDB
             //vendorDb = (DbBTree)db.Open(null, VendorDbName, null, DbType.BTree, Db.OpenFlags.Create, 0);
         }
 
+        public void Initialise(string file)
+        {
+            // Blank
+        }
+
         public void StorePrim(PrimData prim)
         {
             DbEntry key = new DbEntry();
diff --git a/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageDb4o/Db4LocalStorage.cs b/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageDb4o/Db4LocalStorage.cs
index 488da58c32..3c17f1fe21 100644
--- a/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageDb4o/Db4LocalStorage.cs
+++ b/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageDb4o/Db4LocalStorage.cs
@@ -41,21 +41,28 @@ namespace OpenSim.Storage.LocalStorageDb4o
 	public class Db4LocalStorage : ILocalStorage
 	{
 		private IObjectContainer db;
+        private string datastore;
 		
 		public Db4LocalStorage()
 		{
-			try 
-			{
-				db = Db4oFactory.OpenFile("localworld.yap");
-				OpenSim.Framework.Console.MainConsole.Instance.WriteLine("Db4LocalStorage creation");
-			}
-			catch(Exception e) 
-			{
-				db.Close();
-				OpenSim.Framework.Console.MainConsole.Instance.WriteLine("Db4LocalStorage :Constructor - Exception occured");
-				OpenSim.Framework.Console.MainConsole.Instance.WriteLine(e.ToString());
-			}
+			
 		}
+
+        public void Initialise(string dfile)
+        {
+            datastore = dfile;
+            try
+            {
+                db = Db4oFactory.OpenFile(datastore);
+                OpenSim.Framework.Console.MainConsole.Instance.WriteLine("Db4LocalStorage creation");
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                db.Close();
+                OpenSim.Framework.Console.MainConsole.Instance.WriteLine("Db4LocalStorage :Constructor - Exception occured");
+                OpenSim.Framework.Console.MainConsole.Instance.WriteLine(e.ToString());
+            }
+        }
 		
 		public void StorePrim(PrimData prim)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageSQLite/SQLiteLocalStorage.cs b/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageSQLite/SQLiteLocalStorage.cs
index ff7b146cdb..35875a15f9 100644
--- a/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageSQLite/SQLiteLocalStorage.cs
+++ b/OpenSim.Storage/LocalStorageSQLite/SQLiteLocalStorage.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Storage.LocalStorageSQLite
             }
         }
 
+        public void Initialise(string file)
+        {
+            // Blank
+        }
+
         public void StorePrim(PrimData prim)
         {
             IDbCommand cmd = db.CreateCommand();