diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/PagedLOD.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/PagedLOD.cpp
index 7ecbb188d..0264897b3 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/PagedLOD.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/PagedLOD.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void PagedLOD::write(DataOutputStream* out){
         else
 		throw Exception("PagedLOD::write(): Could not cast this osg::PagedLOD to an osg::LOD.");
 
-
+        out->writeString(getDatabasePath());
         out->writeFloat(getRadius());
         out->writeUInt(getNumChildrenThatCannotBeExpired());
 
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ void PagedLOD::read(DataInputStream* in){
                     throw Exception("Group::read(): Could not cast this osg::Group to an osg::Node.");
 
 
+				setDatabasePath(in->readString());
+
                 if (getDatabasePath().empty() && in->getOptions() && !in->getOptions()->getDatabasePathList().empty())
                 {
                     const std::string& path = in->getOptions()->getDatabasePathList().front();