diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 560e17e9e0..c3391d6cd5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -1311,8 +1311,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                             }
 
                             part.ParentGroup.AddInventoryItem(remoteClient, localID, item, copyID);
-                            // TODO: set this to "true" when scripts in inventory have persistent state to fire on_rez
-                            part.CreateScriptInstance(copyID, 0, false, DefaultScriptEngine);
+                            // Posting on_rez to the prim. Not much point, but
+                            // needed to kill gratuitious compiler messages
+                            part.CreateScriptInstance(copyID, 0, true, DefaultScriptEngine);
 
                             //                        m_log.InfoFormat("[PRIMINVENTORY]: " +
                             //                                         "Rezzed script {0} into prim local ID {1} for user {2}",
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/DotNetEngine/ScriptManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/DotNetEngine/ScriptManager.cs
index b5938941e5..8329805c44 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/DotNetEngine/ScriptManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/DotNetEngine/ScriptManager.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.DotNetEngine
                         LSLCompiler.PerformScriptCompile(Script,
                         assetID.ToString());
 
-                if (presence != null)
+                if (presence != null && (!postOnRez))
                     presence.ControllingClient.SendAgentAlertMessage(
                             "Compile successful", false);
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.DotNetEngine
             }
             catch (Exception e) // LEGIT: User Scripting
             {
-                if (presence != null)
+                if (presence != null && (!postOnRez))
                     presence.ControllingClient.SendAgentAlertMessage(
                             "Script saved with errors, check debug window!",
                             false);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
index 044803061a..a37cbb4d24 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
@@ -500,12 +500,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
             {
                 assembly = m_Compiler.PerformScriptCompile(script,
                                                            assetID.ToString());
-                if (presence != null)
+                if (presence != null && (!postOnRez))
                     presence.ControllingClient.SendAgentAlertMessage("Compile successful", false);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                if (presence != null)
+                if (presence != null && (!postOnRez))
                     presence.ControllingClient.SendAgentAlertMessage("Script saved with errors, check debug window!", false);
                 try
                 {