diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 20fe3cef11..0a1a226c36 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -924,13 +924,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                     string uuid = reader.GetAttribute("UUID");
 
+                    // Even if there is no UUID attribute for some strange reason, we must always read the inner XML
+                    // so we don't continually keep checking the same SavedScriptedState element.
+                    string innerXml = reader.ReadInnerXml();
+
                     if (uuid != null)
                     {
 //                        m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE OBJECT GROUP]: Found state for item ID {0} in object {1}", uuid, Name);
 
                         UUID itemid = new UUID(uuid);
                         if (itemid != UUID.Zero)
-                            m_savedScriptState[itemid] = reader.ReadInnerXml();
+                            m_savedScriptState[itemid] = innerXml;
                     }
                     else
                     {