diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 6c17be8dce..779f89857d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -2592,6 +2592,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <returns>True if the SceneObjectGroup was added, False if it was not</returns>
         public bool AddSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject)
         {
+            if (sceneObject.OwnerID == UUID.Zero)
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[SCENE]: Owner ID for {0} was zero", sceneObject.UUID);
+                return false;
+            }
+
             // If the user is banned, we won't let any of their objects
             // enter. Period.
             //
@@ -2641,15 +2647,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     if (AttachmentsModule != null)
                         AttachmentsModule.AttachObject(sp.ControllingClient, grp, 0, false);
 
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE]: Attachment {0} arrived and scene presence was found, attaching", sceneObject.UUID);
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE]: Attachment {0} arrived and scene presence was not found, setting to temp", sceneObject.UUID);
                     RootPrim.RemFlag(PrimFlags.TemporaryOnRez);
                     RootPrim.AddFlag(PrimFlags.TemporaryOnRez);
                 }
+                if (sceneObject.OwnerID == UUID.Zero)
+                {
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[SCENE]: Owner ID for {0} was zero after attachment processing. BUG!", sceneObject.UUID);
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
             else
             {
+                if (sceneObject.OwnerID == UUID.Zero)
+                {
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[SCENE]: Owner ID for non-attachment {0} was zero", sceneObject.UUID);
+                    return false;
+                }
                 AddRestoredSceneObject(sceneObject, true, false);
 
                 if (!Permissions.CanObjectEntry(sceneObject.UUID,
@@ -3495,7 +3513,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             if (tp == TeleportFlags.ViaLogin)
             {
                 if (land != null && !TestLandRestrictions(agent, land, out reason))
-                {
+                {
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[CONNECTION BEGIN]: Denying access to {0} due to no land access", agent.AgentID.ToString());
                     return false;
                 }
             }
@@ -5333,4 +5352,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             return offsets.ToArray();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
index 5acc227637..94ec534f80 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
@@ -228,27 +228,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if (sp.IsChildAgent)
                     return;
 
-                if (sp.ParentID != 0)
-                {
-                    // sitting avatar
-                    SceneObjectPart sop = m_parentScene.GetSceneObjectPart(sp.ParentID);
-                    if (sop != null)
-                    {
-                        coarseLocations.Add(sop.AbsolutePosition + sp.AbsolutePosition);
-                        avatarUUIDs.Add(sp.UUID);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        // we can't find the parent..  ! arg!
-                        coarseLocations.Add(sp.AbsolutePosition);
-                        avatarUUIDs.Add(sp.UUID);
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    coarseLocations.Add(sp.AbsolutePosition);
-                    avatarUUIDs.Add(sp.UUID);
-                }
+                coarseLocations.Add(sp.AbsolutePosition);
+                avatarUUIDs.Add(sp.UUID);
             }
         }