diff --git a/tools/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_import_plugin.cpp b/tools/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_import_plugin.cpp
index 06c9a12eb31..d01c2af9075 100644
--- a/tools/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_import_plugin.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_import_plugin.cpp
@@ -2130,14 +2130,14 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_add_new_nodes(Node *p_node,Node *p_imported,Node
 		Node *imported_node = p_imported->get_child(i);
 
 		if (imported_node->get_owner()!=p_imported_scene) {
-			print_line("skipping because not imported at "+String(imported_node->get_name()));
+		//	print_line("skipping because not imported at "+String(imported_node->get_name()));
 			continue; //end of the road
 		}
 
 		Vector<StringName> nn;
 		nn.push_back(imported_node->get_name());
 		NodePath imported_path(nn,false);
-		print_line("check for: "+String(imported_path));
+		//print_line("check for: "+String(imported_path));
 
 		if (!p_node->has_node(imported_path) && !checked_nodes.has(imported_node)) {
 			//not there, re-add it
@@ -2147,11 +2147,11 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_add_new_nodes(Node *p_node,Node *p_imported,Node
 			if (o)
 				n=o->cast_to<Node>();
 
-			print_line("creating node of same type..");
+			//print_line("creating node of same type..");
 
 			if (n) {
 
-				print_line("copy props and add");
+				//print_line("copy props and add");
 				List<PropertyInfo> pl;
 				imported_node->get_property_list(&pl);
 				for(List<PropertyInfo>::Element *E=pl.front();E;E=E->next()) {
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_add_new_nodes(Node *p_node,Node *p_imported,Node
 			}
 
 		} else {
-			print_line("already exists");
+			//print_line("already exists");
 		}
 
 
@@ -2223,27 +2223,33 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_scan_materials(Node*p_base,Node *p_node,Map<Strin
 
 void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_apply_materials(Node*p_base,Node *p_node,Map<String,Ref<Material> > &mesh_materials,Map<String,Ref<Material> >& override_materials,Set<Ref<Mesh> >& meshes_processed) {
 
-	if (!p_base && p_node->get_owner()!=p_base)
+	if (p_node!=p_base && p_node->get_owner()!=p_base)
 		return;
 
 	MeshInstance *mi=p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
 
 	if (mi) {
 
+		print_line("is mesh "+String(p_node->get_name()));
 		String path = p_base->get_path_to(p_node);
-		if (override_materials.has(path))
+		if (override_materials.has(path)) {
+			print_line("is in material overrides");
 			mi->set_material_override(override_materials[path]);
+		}
 
 		Ref<Mesh> mesh = mi->get_mesh();
 		if (mesh.is_valid() && !meshes_processed.has(mesh)) {
+			print_line("mesh was not processed");
 			meshes_processed.insert(mesh);
 			for(int i=0;i<mesh->get_surface_count();i++) {
 
 				String name = mesh->get_name()+":"+mesh->surface_get_name(i);
+				print_line("name for surface "+itos(i)+": "+name);
 				if (mesh_materials.has(name)) {
 
 					Ref<Material> mat = mesh_materials[name];
 					mesh->surface_set_material(i,mat);
+					print_line("overriding!");
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -2260,9 +2266,19 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_merge_materials(Node *p_node,Node *p_imported) {
 	Map<String,Ref<Material> > override_materials;
 
 	_scan_materials(p_node,p_node,mesh_materials,override_materials);
+
+	for (Map<String,Ref<Material> >::Element *E=mesh_materials.front();E;E=E->next()) {
+		print_line("Mats: "+String(E->key()));
+	}
+
+	for (Map<String,Ref<Material> >::Element *E=override_materials.front();E;E=E->next()) {
+		print_line("Overrides: "+String(E->key()));
+	}
+
 	Set<Ref<Mesh> > mp;
 	_apply_materials(p_imported,p_imported,mesh_materials,override_materials,mp);
 
+
 }
 
 #if 0
diff --git a/tools/export/blender25/io_scene_dae/export_dae.py b/tools/export/blender25/io_scene_dae/export_dae.py
index 020ab6ca080..14db93c8741 100644
--- a/tools/export/blender25/io_scene_dae/export_dae.py
+++ b/tools/export/blender25/io_scene_dae/export_dae.py
@@ -482,6 +482,11 @@ class DaeExporter:
 
 		apply_modifiers = len(node.modifiers) and self.config["use_mesh_modifiers"]
 
+		name_to_use = mesh.name
+		#print("name to use: "+mesh.name)
+		if (custom_name!=None and custom_name!=""):
+			name_to_use=custom_name
+
 		mesh=node.to_mesh(self.scene,apply_modifiers,"RENDER") #is this allright?
 
 		triangulate=self.config["use_triangles"]
@@ -635,10 +640,7 @@ class DaeExporter:
 
 
 		meshid = self.new_id("mesh")
-		if (custom_name!=None):
-			self.writel(S_GEOM,1,'<geometry id="'+meshid+'" name="'+custom_name+'">')
-		else:
-			self.writel(S_GEOM,1,'<geometry id="'+meshid+'" name="'+mesh.name+'">')
+		self.writel(S_GEOM,1,'<geometry id="'+meshid+'" name="'+name_to_use+'">')
 
 		self.writel(S_GEOM,2,'<mesh>')