diff --git a/include/osgProducer/SceneHandler b/include/osgProducer/SceneHandler
index e7bb8857f..1b12a2ba4 100644
--- a/include/osgProducer/SceneHandler
+++ b/include/osgProducer/SceneHandler
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ class OSGPRODUCER_EXPORT SceneHandler : public Producer::Camera::SceneHandler, p
     
         SceneHandler( osg::DisplaySettings *ds = NULL);
 
+        /// override the init method to force it be run one at a time.
+        virtual void init();
+
         void cull(Producer::Camera &cam);
 
         void draw(Producer::Camera &);
diff --git a/src/osgProducer/SceneHandler.cpp b/src/osgProducer/SceneHandler.cpp
index c5bba4a0e..1be113a9b 100644
--- a/src/osgProducer/SceneHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/osgProducer/SceneHandler.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 //as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
 #include <osgProducer/SceneHandler>
+#include <Producer/Mutex>
 
 using namespace osgUtil;
 using namespace osgProducer;
@@ -14,8 +15,28 @@ SceneHandler::SceneHandler( osg::DisplaySettings *ds = NULL) :
     pm = new osg::RefMatrix;
 }
 
+void SceneHandler::init()
+{
+    static Producer::Mutex mutex;
+    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"entering "<<this<<" init."<<std::endl;
+    mutex.lock();
+    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"   running "<<this<<" init."<<std::endl;
+
+    SceneView::init();
+
+    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"   done "<<this<<" init."<<std::endl;
+    mutex.unlock();
+    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"   unlocked "<<this<<" init."<<std::endl;
+}
+
+
 void SceneHandler::cull(Producer::Camera &cam) 
 {
+//     static Producer::Mutex mutex;
+//     osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"entering "<<this<<" cull."<<std::endl;
+//     mutex.lock();
+//     osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"   running "<<this<<" cull."<<std::endl;
+
     pm->set(cam.getProjectionMatrix());
     mm->set(cam.getPositionAndAttitudeMatrix());
     setProjectionMatrix( pm.get() );
@@ -28,11 +49,24 @@ void SceneHandler::cull(Producer::Camera &cam)
     setViewport( x, y, w, h );
 
     SceneView::cull();
+
+//     osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"   done "<<this<<" cull."<<std::endl;
+//     mutex.unlock();
+//     osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"   unlocked "<<this<<" cull."<<std::endl;
 }
 
 void SceneHandler::draw(Producer::Camera &) 
 {
+//     static Producer::Mutex mutex;
+//     osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"entering "<<this<<" draw."<<std::endl;
+//     mutex.lock();
+//     osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"   running "<<this<<" draw."<<std::endl;
+// 
     SceneView::draw();
+
+//     osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"   done "<<this<<" draw."<<std::endl;
+//     mutex.unlock();
+//     osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"   unlocked "<<this<<" draw."<<std::endl;
 }
 
 void SceneHandler::setContextID( int id )