diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/VersionInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/VersionInfo.cs
index 2892f651b08..7e592fdd4ab 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/VersionInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/VersionInfo.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class VersionInfo
     {
         public const string VersionNumber = "0.9.3";
         public const string AssemblyVersionNumber = "0.9.3";
-        public const string Release = "8999";
+        public const string Release = "9026";
 
         public static string Version
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Estate/EstateDataConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Estate/EstateDataConnector.cs
index 3aa6b22416c..849c3e7e6db 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Estate/EstateDataConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Estate/EstateDataConnector.cs
@@ -195,17 +195,24 @@ public EstateSettings LoadEstateSettings(UUID regionID, bool create)
             // /estates/estate/?region=uuid&create=[t|f]
             string uri = m_ServerURI + string.Format("/estates/estate/?region={0}&create={1}", regionID, create);
 
+            //MakeRequest is bugged as its using the older deprecated WebRequest.  A call to the estate
+            // service here will return a 404 if the estate doesnt exist which is correct but the code
+            // assumes thats a fatal error.  BTW We should never ever call Enviroinment.Exit from a supporting
+            // module or a library like this.  So its gonna go.
             reply = MakeRequest("GET", uri, string.Empty);
-            if(reply == null)
+
+            if (reply is null)
             {
-                // this is a fatal error
                 m_log.DebugFormat("[ESTATE CONNECTOR] connection to remote estates service failed");
-                m_log.DebugFormat("[ESTATE CONNECTOR] simulator needs to terminate");
-                Environment.Exit(-1);
+                //m_log.DebugFormat("[ESTATE CONNECTOR] simulator needs to terminate");
+                //Environment.Exit(-1);
+                return null;
             }
 
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(reply))
+            {
                 return null;
+            }
 
             Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);
 
@@ -216,7 +223,9 @@ public EstateSettings LoadEstateSettings(UUID regionID, bool create)
                 return es;
             }
             else
+            {
                 m_log.DebugFormat("[ESTATE CONNECTOR]: LoadEstateSettings(regionID) from {0} received null or zero response", uri);
+            }
 
             return null;
         }