diff --git a/engine/src/ogre/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/MeshLoader.java b/engine/src/ogre/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/MeshLoader.java
index d3b62149a..d15b5aba6 100644
--- a/engine/src/ogre/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/MeshLoader.java
+++ b/engine/src/ogre/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/MeshLoader.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.ogre;
 
+import com.jme3.scene.plugins.ogre.matext.OgreMaterialKey;
 import com.jme3.animation.AnimControl;
 import com.jme3.animation.BoneAnimation;
 import com.jme3.animation.SkeletonControl;
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue.Bucket;
 import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
 import com.jme3.scene.Mesh;
 import com.jme3.scene.Node;
-import com.jme3.scene.Spatial.CullHint;
 import com.jme3.scene.UserData;
 import com.jme3.scene.VertexBuffer;
 import com.jme3.scene.VertexBuffer.Format;
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ public class MeshLoader extends DefaultHandler implements AssetLoader {
                 materialList = meshKey.getMaterialList();
             } else {
                 try {
-                    materialList = (MaterialList) assetManager.loadAsset(folderName + meshName + ".material");
+                    materialList = (MaterialList) assetManager.loadAsset(new OgreMaterialKey(folderName + meshName + ".material"));
                 } catch (AssetNotFoundException e) {
                     logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Cannot locate {0}{1}.material for model {2}{3}.{4}", new Object[]{folderName, meshName, folderName, meshName, ext});
                 }
diff --git a/engine/src/ogre/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/SceneLoader.java b/engine/src/ogre/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/SceneLoader.java
index 39da3c283..3a0808870 100644
--- a/engine/src/ogre/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/SceneLoader.java
+++ b/engine/src/ogre/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/SceneLoader.java
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
 
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.ogre;
 
+import com.jme3.scene.plugins.ogre.matext.OgreMaterialKey;
 import com.jme3.material.MaterialList;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetInfo;
-import com.jme3.asset.AssetKey;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetLoader;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetNotFoundException;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class SceneLoader extends DefaultHandler implements AssetLoader {
             assert elementStack.peek().equals("item");
             String matFile = folderName+attribs.getValue("name");
             try {
-                materialList = (MaterialList) assetManager.loadAsset(matFile);
+                materialList = (MaterialList) assetManager.loadAsset(new OgreMaterialKey(matFile));
             } catch (AssetNotFoundException ex){
                 materialList = null;
                 logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Cannot locate material file: {0}", matFile);
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public class SceneLoader extends DefaultHandler implements AssetLoader {
 
             try {
                 materialList = (MaterialList) 
-                      assetManager.loadAsset(new AssetKey(sceneName+".material"));
+                      assetManager.loadAsset(new OgreMaterialKey(sceneName+".material"));
             } catch (AssetNotFoundException ex){
                 logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Cannot locate material file {0}", ex.getMessage());
             }