Cloth modifier and NLA in 2.49b

Hello

I have a character wearing a coat. The cloth modifier worked fine and baked for an action fine. The cloth object is parented to an armature and has the armature modifier.

As soon as i set up NLA strips for the action the coat object jumps to the rest position of the armature when baking …(if the cloth modfer is removed it follows the armature ) any ideas?

thanks