diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ac3d/ac3d.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ac3d/ac3d.cpp
index e50d5d415..19d08a188 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ac3d/ac3d.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ac3d/ac3d.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ class ReaderWriterAC : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
             // Anders Backmann - correct return if path not found
             if (fileName.empty()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
 
-            grp=ac_load_ac3d(fileName.c_str());
+            // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+            osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+            local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
+
+            grp=ac_load_ac3d(fileName.c_str(), local_opt.get());
             return grp;
         };
         virtual WriteResult writeNode(const Node& node,const std::string& fileName, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* /*options*/)
@@ -400,7 +404,7 @@ protate(osg::Vec3 p, float m[9])
     p[2]=m[6]*t[0]+m[7]*t[1]+m[8]*t[3];
 }
 
-osg::Group *ac_load_object(std::istream &f,const ACObject *parent)
+osg::Group *ac_load_object(std::istream &f,const ACObject *parent,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options)
 {
     // most of this logic came from Andy Colebourne (developer of the AC3D editor) so it had better be right!
     char t[20];
@@ -507,7 +511,7 @@ osg::Group *ac_load_object(std::istream &f,const ACObject *parent)
                     ctmp++;
                     if (*ctmp == '"') *ctmp='\0'; // latest ac3d seems toa dd more quotes than older versions.
                 }
-                osg::Image *ctx= osgDB::readImageFile(tokv[1]);
+                osg::Image *ctx= osgDB::readImageFile(tokv[1], options);
                 if (ctx)
                 { // image coukd be read
                     ob.texture = new osg::Texture2D;// ac_load_texture(tokv[1]);
@@ -781,7 +785,7 @@ osg::Group *ac_load_object(std::istream &f,const ACObject *parent)
                 }
                 for (n = 0; n < num; n++)
                 {
-                    osg::Group *k = ac_load_object(f,&ob); //, ob);
+                    osg::Group *k = ac_load_object(f,&ob, options); 
                     if (k == NULL)
                     {
                         printf("error reading expected child object %d of %d at line: %d\n", n+1, num, line);
@@ -854,7 +858,7 @@ int n;
 }*/
 
 
-osg::Group *ac_load_ac3d(const char *fname)
+osg::Group *ac_load_ac3d(const char *fname,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options)
 {
     osg::Group *ret = NULL;
     if (strlen(fname)>0) {
@@ -880,7 +884,7 @@ osg::Group *ac_load_ac3d(const char *fname)
         startmatindex = palette.size(); //num_palette;
 
 
-        ret = ac_load_object(fin,NULL); //, NULL);
+        ret = ac_load_object(fin,NULL, options); 
 
         
         fin.close();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ac3d/osgac3d.h b/src/osgPlugins/ac3d/osgac3d.h
index 35c5fbf8c..85199bb4d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ac3d/osgac3d.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ac3d/osgac3d.h
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 //   use can be picked up in hours rather than weeks.
 //  Other loaders and modellers are available for OSG.
 
+#ifndef OSGAC3D_H
+#define OSGAC3D_H
+
+#include <osgDB/ReaderWriter>
+
+
 typedef struct ACSurface_t
 {
 	int num_vertref;
@@ -64,22 +70,8 @@ typedef struct ACObject_t
 #define myfree free
 
 
-Prototype osg::Group *ac_load_ac3d(const char *filename);
+Prototype osg::Group *ac_load_ac3d(const char *filename,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options);
 Prototype osg::Material *ac_palette_get_material(const unsigned int index);
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+#endif
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/directx/ReaderWriterDirectX.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/directx/ReaderWriterDirectX.cpp
index 0f535bf8d..64a574201 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/directx/ReaderWriterDirectX.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/directx/ReaderWriterDirectX.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ public:
                                 const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options);
 
 private:
-    osg::Geode* convertFromDX(DX::Object& obj, bool flipTexture, float creaseAngle);
+    osg::Geode* convertFromDX(DX::Object& obj, bool flipTexture, float creaseAngle,
+                                               const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options);
 };
 
 // Register with Registry to instantiate the above reader/writer.
@@ -81,10 +82,16 @@ osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ReaderWriterDirectX::readNode(const std::string&
 
     osg::notify(osg::INFO) << "ReaderWriterDirectX::readNode(" << fileName.c_str() << ")\n";
 
+
+
     // Load DirectX mesh
     DX::Object obj;
     if (obj.load(fileName.c_str())) {
 
+        // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+        osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+        local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
+
         // Options?
         bool flipTexture = true;
         float creaseAngle = 80.0f;
@@ -98,7 +105,7 @@ osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ReaderWriterDirectX::readNode(const std::string&
         }
 
         // Convert to osg::Geode
-        osg::Geode* geode = convertFromDX(obj, flipTexture, creaseAngle);
+        osg::Geode* geode = convertFromDX(obj, flipTexture, creaseAngle, local_opt.get());
         if (!geode)
             return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
 
@@ -110,7 +117,8 @@ osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ReaderWriterDirectX::readNode(const std::string&
 
 // Convert DirectX mesh to osg::Geode
 osg::Geode* ReaderWriterDirectX::convertFromDX(DX::Object& obj,
-                                               bool flipTexture, float creaseAngle)
+                                               bool flipTexture, float creaseAngle,
+                                               const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options)
 {
     // Fetch mesh
     const DX::Mesh* mesh = obj.getMesh();
@@ -198,7 +206,7 @@ osg::Geode* ReaderWriterDirectX::convertFromDX(DX::Object& obj,
             // Share image/texture pairs
             osg::Texture2D* texture = texForImage[mtl.texture[j]];
             if (!texture) {
-                osg::Image* image = osgDB::readImageFile(mtl.texture[j]);
+                osg::Image* image = osgDB::readImageFile(mtl.texture[j],options);
                 if (!image)
                     continue;
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dw/ReaderWriterDW.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dw/ReaderWriterDW.cpp
index ede184d80..a663c76a8 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dw/ReaderWriterDW.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dw/ReaderWriterDW.cpp
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ public:
         _lightnum=1;
     }
     ~dwmaterial() { }
-    void settexture() {
+    void settexture(const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options *options) {
         if (!dstate) dstate = new StateSet;
         if (isTextured()) { // shares common textures
             if (!ctx || !tx) { // new texture needed
                 if (fname.length()>0) { 
-                    ctx=osgDB::readImageFile(fname.c_str());
+                    ctx=osgDB::readImageFile(fname.c_str(),options);
                     if (ctx) {
                         ctx->setFileName(fname);
                         tx=new Texture2D;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
             }
         }
     }
-    StateSet *make() { // returns the OSG material
+    StateSet *make(const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options *options) { // returns the OSG material
         if (!dstate) { // if it does not exist, then make it
             dstate = new StateSet;
             osg::Material* osgMaterial = new osg::Material;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
             dstate->setAttribute(cf);
 
             dstate->setTextureMode(0,GL_TEXTURE_2D,StateAttribute::OFF);
-            settexture();
+            settexture(options);
         }
         return dstate;
     }
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ public:
         }
         return nfaces;
     }
-    void buildDrawable(Group *grp);  // convert dwobj into osg geosets
+    void buildDrawable(Group *grp, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options *options);  // convert dwobj into osg geosets
     void setcolour(const float rgb[3]) {
         colour[0]=rgb[0]; colour[1]=rgb[1]; colour[2]=rgb[2];
     }
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ void prims::combine( GLdouble coords[3], avertex *d[4],
 	newv->idx=dwob->addvtx(coords[0], coords[1], coords[2]);
 	*dataOut = newv;
 }
-void _dwobj::buildDrawable(Group *grp)
+void _dwobj::buildDrawable(Group *grp, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options *options)
 {  // current DWobject complete; make a drawable, and add it to a osg::Group
     if (nfaces>0) {
         if (themat->isType(dwmaterial::PointLight) || themat->isType(dwmaterial::SpotLight)) {
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ void _dwobj::buildDrawable(Group *grp)
 			prd->settmat(tmat);
 			osg::Geometry *gset = new osg::Geometry;
 			prd->setGeometry(gset);
-			StateSet *dstate=themat->make();            
+			StateSet *dstate=themat->make(options);            
 			gset->setStateSet( dstate );
 			grp->addChild( geode ); // add to the world outside
 			geode->addDrawable(gset);
@@ -833,6 +833,11 @@ class ReaderWriterDW : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
             }
             Group *grp = new Group;
 
+            // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+            osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+            local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
+
+
             while( !feof( fp ) )
             { // reads the Design Workshop format in ASCII
                 if (dwfgets( buff, sizeof( buff ), fp )) {
@@ -889,7 +894,7 @@ class ReaderWriterDW : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
                         strncmp(buff,"Polyline:",9)==0 || 
                         strncmp(buff,"Polyhedron:",11)==0) {
                         rdg=OBJECT;
-                        obj.buildDrawable(grp);
+                        obj.buildDrawable(grp, options);
                         obj.reset();
                     } else if( strncmp(buff,"Mat:",4)==0) {
                         int mt=atoi(buff+4);
@@ -942,7 +947,7 @@ class ReaderWriterDW : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
 
             }
             fclose( fp );
-            obj.buildDrawable(grp); // tidy up any remaining objects
+            obj.buildDrawable(grp, options); // tidy up any remaining objects
 
             return grp;
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/geo/ReaderWriterGEO.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/geo/ReaderWriterGEO.cpp
index bfdae8863..abe98079f 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/geo/ReaderWriterGEO.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/geo/ReaderWriterGEO.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ class ReaderWriterGEO : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
             std::ifstream fin(fileName.c_str(), std::ios::binary | std::ios::in );
             if (fin.is_open() )
             { // read the input file.
+                // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+                osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+                local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
+
                 typedef std::vector<osg::Node*> NodeList;
                 NodeList nodeList;
                 osg::Material *mt=new osg::Material;
@@ -440,9 +444,9 @@ class ReaderWriterGEO : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
                 output(fout,sorted);
                 fout.close();
 #endif /**/
-                makeHeader(*(sorted.begin()));
+                makeHeader(*(sorted.begin()), local_opt.get());
 
-                nodeList=makeosg(sorted); // make a list of osg nodes
+                nodeList=makeosg(sorted, local_opt.get()); // make a list of osg nodes
                 geotxlist.clear();
                 geomatlist.clear(); 
                 txlist.clear();
@@ -1392,7 +1396,7 @@ class ReaderWriterGEO : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
             }
             return clp;
         }
-        geoHeader *makeHeader(const georecord *gr) {
+        geoHeader *makeHeader(const georecord *gr, const Options* options) {
             if (!theHeader.valid()) theHeader=new geoHeaderGeo();
             // the header contains variables as well as a transform for the XYZup cases
             const geoField *gfd;
@@ -1430,7 +1434,7 @@ class ReaderWriterGEO : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
             }
             std::vector<georecord *>::const_iterator itr;
             for (itr=geotxlist.begin(); itr<geotxlist.end(); itr++) {
-                makeTexture(*itr);
+                makeTexture(*itr, options);
             }
             std::vector< georecord *>bhv=gr->getBehaviour();
             if (!bhv.empty()) { // then add internal, user, extern variables
@@ -1455,13 +1459,13 @@ class ReaderWriterGEO : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
             }
             return theHeader.get();
         }
-        void makeTexture(const georecord *gr) {
+        void makeTexture(const georecord *gr, const Options* options) {
             // scans the fields of this record and puts a new texture & environment into 'pool' stor
             const geoField *gfd=gr->getField(GEO_DB_TEX_FILE_NAME);
             const char *name = gfd->getChar();
             if (name) {
                 Texture2D *tx=new Texture2D;
-                Image *ctx=osgDB::readImageFile(name);
+                Image *ctx=osgDB::readImageFile(name,options);
                 if (ctx) {
                     ctx->setFileName(name);
                     tx->setImage(ctx);
@@ -1693,7 +1697,7 @@ class ReaderWriterGEO : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
             }
             return mtr;
         }
-        std::vector<Node *> makeosg(const std::vector<georecord *> gr) {
+        std::vector<Node *> makeosg(const std::vector<georecord *> gr, const Options* options) {
             // recursive traversal of records and extract osg::Nodes equivalent
             Group *geodeholder=NULL;
             std::vector<Node *> nodelist;
@@ -1767,7 +1771,7 @@ class ReaderWriterGEO : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
                             }
                             break; */
                         case DB_DSK_TEXTURE:
-                            makeTexture(gr);
+                            makeTexture(gr, options);
                             break;
                         case DB_DSK_BASE_GROUP: // start of a group plus extra features
                             holder=makeClipRegion(gr);
@@ -1900,7 +1904,7 @@ class ReaderWriterGEO : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
                         }
                         if (holder) nodelist.push_back(holder);
 
-                        std::vector<Node *> child=makeosg((*itr)->getchildren());
+                        std::vector<Node *> child=makeosg((*itr)->getchildren(), options);
                         GeoClipRegion *clip=dynamic_cast<GeoClipRegion *>(holder);
                         for (std::vector<Node *>::iterator itr=child.begin();
                             itr!=child.end();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReaderWriterIVE.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReaderWriterIVE.cpp
index d5134d4a1..3aa4aa3ae 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReaderWriterIVE.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReaderWriterIVE.cpp
@@ -32,16 +32,10 @@ class IVEReaderWriter : public ReaderWriter
 
             std::string fileName = osgDB::findDataFile( file, options );
             if (fileName.empty()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
-    
-            // code for setting up the database path so that any paged
-            // databases can be automatically located. 
-            osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = const_cast<Options*>(options);
-            if (!local_opt) local_opt = new Options;
 
-            if (local_opt.valid() && local_opt->getDatabasePathList().empty())
-            {
-                local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
-            } 
+            // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+            osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+            local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
 
             std::ifstream istream(fileName.c_str(), std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
             return readNode(istream,local_opt.get());
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/ReaderWriterLWO.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/ReaderWriterLWO.cpp
index 5f36965fa..6f46abb43 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/ReaderWriterLWO.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/ReaderWriterLWO.cpp
@@ -59,15 +59,19 @@ public:
         std::string fileName = osgDB::findDataFile( file, options );
         if (fileName.empty()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
 
-        ReadResult result = readNode_LWO1(fileName,options);
+        // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+        osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+        local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
+
+        ReadResult result = readNode_LWO1(fileName,local_opt.get());
         if (result.success()) return result;
         
         if (!options || options->getOptionString() != "USE_OLD_READER") {
-            ReadResult result = readNode_LWO2(fileName, options);
+            ReadResult result = readNode_LWO2(fileName, local_opt.get());
             if (result.success()) return result;
         }
 
-        return readNode_old_LWO2(fileName, options);        
+        return readNode_old_LWO2(fileName, local_opt.get());
     }
 
     lwosg::Converter::Options parse_options(const Options *options) const;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lws/ReaderWriterLWS.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/lws/ReaderWriterLWS.cpp
index 503cd1a80..b09f8cb60 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lws/ReaderWriterLWS.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lws/ReaderWriterLWS.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,14 @@ public:
         std::string fileName = osgDB::findDataFile(file, options);
         if (fileName.empty()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
 
-        lwosg::SceneLoader::Options conv_options = parse_options(options);
+        // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+        osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+        local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
+
+        lwosg::SceneLoader::Options conv_options = parse_options(local_opt.get());
 
         lwosg::SceneLoader scene_loader(conv_options);
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = scene_loader.load(fileName, options);
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = scene_loader.load(fileName, local_opt.get());
         if (node.valid()) {
             return node.take();
         }
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/md2/ReaderWriterMD2.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/md2/ReaderWriterMD2.cpp
index 35acbf87a..c68475885 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/md2/ReaderWriterMD2.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/md2/ReaderWriterMD2.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
-static osg::Node* load_md2 (const char *filename);
+static osg::Node* load_md2 (const char *filename, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options);
 
 class ReaderWriterMD2 : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
 {
@@ -66,10 +66,14 @@ ReaderWriterMD2::readNode (const std::string& file,
     std::string ext = osgDB::getLowerCaseFileExtension(file);
     if (!acceptsExtension(ext)) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
 
-    std::string filename = osgDB::findDataFile( file, options );
-    if (filename.empty()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
+    std::string fileName = osgDB::findDataFile( file, options );
+    if (fileName.empty()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
 
-    return load_md2 (filename.data());
+    // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+    osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+    local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
+
+    return load_md2 (fileName.c_str(), options);
 }
 
 
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ osg::Vec3Array *g_md2NormalsArray = NULL;
 // this is also quite non-portable to non-little-endian architectures
 
 static osg::Node*
-load_md2 (const char *filename)
+load_md2 (const char *filename, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options)
 {
     struct stat st;
     void *mapbase;
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ load_md2 (const char *filename)
 	std::string imgname (md2_skins[si].name);
 
 	// first try loading the imgname straight
-	img = osgDB::readImageFile (imgname);
+	img = osgDB::readImageFile (imgname, options);
 	if (img) {
 	    tex = new osg::Texture2D;
 	    tex->setImage (img);
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ load_md2 (const char *filename)
 	{
 	    // it's a pcx, so try bmp and tga, since pcx sucks
 	    std::string basename = imgname.substr (0, imgname.size() - 3);
-	    img = osgDB::readImageFile (basename + "bmp");
+	    img = osgDB::readImageFile (basename + "bmp", options);
 	    if (img) {
 		tex = new osg::Texture2D;
 		tex->setImage (img);
@@ -246,7 +250,7 @@ load_md2 (const char *filename)
 		continue;
 	    }
 
-	    img = osgDB::readImageFile (basename + "tga");
+	    img = osgDB::readImageFile (basename + "tga", options);
 	    if (img) {
 		tex = new osg::Texture2D;
 		tex->setImage (img);
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ load_md2 (const char *filename)
 
 	do {
 	    // first try loading the imgname straight
-	    skin_image = osgDB::readImageFile (imgname);
+	    skin_image = osgDB::readImageFile (imgname, options);
 	    if (skin_image) break;
 
 	    // we failed, so check if it's a PCX image
@@ -278,10 +282,10 @@ load_md2 (const char *filename)
 		{
 		// it's a pcx, so try bmp and tga, since pcx sucks
 		std::string basename = imgname.substr (0, imgname.size() - 3);
-		skin_image = osgDB::readImageFile (basename + "bmp");
+		skin_image = osgDB::readImageFile (basename + "bmp", options);
 		if (skin_image) break;
 
-		skin_image = osgDB::readImageFile (basename + "tga");
+		skin_image = osgDB::readImageFile (basename + "tga", options);
 		if (skin_image) break;
 	    }
 	} while (0);
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/obj/ReaderWriterOBJ.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/obj/ReaderWriterOBJ.cpp
index bdd0dc4a7..a5b764725 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/obj/ReaderWriterOBJ.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/obj/ReaderWriterOBJ.cpp
@@ -459,9 +459,14 @@ osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ReaderWriterOBJ::readNode(const std::string& fil
     if (fin)
     {
     
+        // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+        osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+        local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
+
+
         obj::Model model;
         model.setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName.c_str()));
-        model.readOBJ(fin, options);
+        model.readOBJ(fin, local_opt.get());
         
         osg::Node* node = convertModelToSceneGraph(model);
         return node;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/ReaderWriterOSG.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/ReaderWriterOSG.cpp
index 5733e2cfd..4f9dd3bb4 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/ReaderWriterOSG.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/ReaderWriterOSG.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ class OSGReaderWriter : public ReaderWriter
             std::string fileName = osgDB::findDataFile( file, opt );
             if (fileName.empty()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
 
-            // code for setting up the database path so that any paged
-            // databases can be automatically located. 
+            // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
             osg::ref_ptr<Options> local_opt = opt ? static_cast<Options*>(opt->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
-
             local_opt->setDatabasePath(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
 
             std::ifstream fin(fileName.c_str());