diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/AssetServerBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/AssetServerBase.cs
index db71079786..053cb0f8d5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/AssetServerBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/AssetServerBase.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="req"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.Exception">
+        /// Thrown if the request failed for some other reason than that the 
+        /// asset cannot be found.
+        /// </exception>
         protected abstract AssetBase GetAsset(AssetRequest req);
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -66,17 +70,30 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
         /// <param name="req"></param>
         protected virtual void ProcessRequest(AssetRequest req)
         {
-            AssetBase asset = GetAsset(req);
+            AssetBase asset;
+            
+            try
+            {
+                asset = GetAsset(req);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[ASSET]: Asset request for {0} threw exception {1}", req.AssetID, e);
+                
+                m_receiver.AssetNotFound(req.AssetID, req.IsTexture);
+                
+                return;
+            }
 
             if (asset != null)
             {
-                //m_log.InfoFormat("[ASSETSERVER]: Asset {0} received from asset server", req.AssetID);
+                m_log.DebugFormat("[ASSET]: Asset {0} received from asset server", req.AssetID);
 
                 m_receiver.AssetReceived(asset, req.IsTexture);
             }
             else
             {
-                //m_log.ErrorFormat("[ASSET SERVER]: Asset {0} not found by asset server", req.AssetID);
+                m_log.WarnFormat("[ASSET]: Asset {0} not found by asset server", req.AssetID);
 
                 m_receiver.AssetNotFound(req.AssetID, req.IsTexture);
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/GridAssetClient.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/GridAssetClient.cs
index 4b4ef17fe9..778780581f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/GridAssetClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/GridAssetClient.cs
@@ -49,38 +49,30 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
 
         protected override AssetBase GetAsset(AssetRequest req)
         {
-            Stream s = null;
-            try
+            #if DEBUG
+            //m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID ASSET CLIENT]: Querying for {0}", req.AssetID.ToString());
+            #endif
+
+            RestClient rc = new RestClient(_assetServerUrl);
+            rc.AddResourcePath("assets");
+            rc.AddResourcePath(req.AssetID.ToString());
+            if (req.IsTexture)
+                rc.AddQueryParameter("texture");
+
+            rc.RequestMethod = "GET";
+            
+            Stream s = rc.Request();
+
+            if (s.Length > 0)
             {
-                #if DEBUG
-                //m_log.DebugFormat("[GRID ASSET CLIENT]: Querying for {0}", req.AssetID.ToString());
-                #endif
+                XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof (AssetBase));
 
-                RestClient rc = new RestClient(_assetServerUrl);
-                rc.AddResourcePath("assets");
-                rc.AddResourcePath(req.AssetID.ToString());
-                if (req.IsTexture)
-                    rc.AddQueryParameter("texture");
-
-                rc.RequestMethod = "GET";
-                s = rc.Request();
-
-                if (s.Length > 0)
-                {
-                    XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof (AssetBase));
-
-                    return (AssetBase) xs.Deserialize(s);
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("[GRID ASSET CLIENT]: Failed to get asset {0}, {1}", req.AssetID, e);
+                return (AssetBase) xs.Deserialize(s);
             }
 
             return null;
         }
 
-
         public override void UpdateAsset(AssetBase asset)
         {
             throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.");