diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 70a225e7c1..34b81d809a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -103,14 +103,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
             List<string> serialisedSceneObjects = new List<string>();
             List<string> serialisedParcels = new List<string>();
             string filePath = "NONE";
+
+            TarArchiveReader archive = new TarArchiveReader(m_loadStream);          
+            byte[] data;
+            TarArchiveReader.TarEntryType entryType;
             
             try
             {
-                TarArchiveReader archive = new TarArchiveReader(m_loadStream);
-               
-                byte[] data;
-                TarArchiveReader.TarEntryType entryType;
-
                 while ((data = archive.ReadEntry(out filePath, out entryType)) != null)
                 {
                     //m_log.DebugFormat(
@@ -152,8 +151,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                 }
 
                 //m_log.Debug("[ARCHIVER]: Reached end of archive");
-
-                archive.Close();
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -163,6 +160,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                 m_scene.EventManager.TriggerOarFileLoaded(m_requestId, m_errorMessage);
                 return;
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                archive.Close();
+            }
 
             m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Restored {0} assets", successfulAssetRestores);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestExecution.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestExecution.cs
index f039be8238..75c4557d97 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestExecution.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestExecution.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
 
         protected internal void ReceivedAllAssets(
             ICollection<UUID> assetsFoundUuids, ICollection<UUID> assetsNotFoundUuids)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Save(assetsFoundUuids, assetsNotFoundUuids);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                m_archiveWriter.Close();
+            }
+            
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Finished writing out OAR for {0}", m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionName);
+
+            m_scene.EventManager.TriggerOarFileSaved(m_requestId, String.Empty);            
+        }
+
+        protected internal void Save(ICollection<UUID> assetsFoundUuids, ICollection<UUID> assetsNotFoundUuids)
         {
             foreach (UUID uuid in assetsNotFoundUuids)
             {
@@ -143,12 +159,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
             }
 
             m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Added scene objects to archive.");
-
-            m_archiveWriter.Close();
-
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Finished writing out OAR for {0}", m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionName);
-
-            m_scene.EventManager.TriggerOarFileSaved(m_requestId, String.Empty);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs
index 9e4fbbe2f8..f08d8eced5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructor
         /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="scene"></param>
+        /// <param name="savePath">The path to which to save data.</param>
+        /// <param name="requestId">The id associated with this request</param>
+        /// <exception cref="System.IO.IOException">
+        /// If there was a problem opening a stream for the file specified by the savePath
+        /// </exception>
         public ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation(Scene scene, string savePath, Guid requestId)
         {
             m_scene = scene;