diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 0694576eca..965b12a56e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                         AssetBase asset =
                             CreateAsset(item.Name, item.Description, (sbyte)item.AssetType, data);
+                        item.AssetID = asset.FullID;
                         AssetService.Store(asset);
 
-                        item.AssetID = asset.FullID;
                         userInfo.UpdateItem(item);
 
                         // remoteClient.SendInventoryItemCreateUpdate(item);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Servers/Connectors/Asset/AssetServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Servers/Connectors/Asset/AssetServiceConnector.cs
index efd5eea4c6..cebd471760 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Servers/Connectors/Asset/AssetServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Servers/Connectors/Asset/AssetServiceConnector.cs
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Servers.Connectors
 
             if (newID != String.Empty)
             {
-                asset.ID = newID;
+                // Placing this here, so that this work with old asset servers that don't send any reply back
+                // SynchronousRestObjectRequester returns somethins that is not an empty string
+                if (!"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000".Equals(newID))
+                    asset.ID = newID;
 
                 if (m_Cache != null)
                     m_Cache.Cache(asset);