diff --git a/common/ruletypes.h b/common/ruletypes.h
index 3599a718e..1b2688f53 100644
--- a/common/ruletypes.h
+++ b/common/ruletypes.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ RULE_BOOL(Character, CheckCursorEmptyWhenLooting, true) // If true, a player can
 RULE_BOOL(Character, MaintainIntoxicationAcrossZones, true) // If true, alcohol effects are maintained across zoning and logging out/in.
 RULE_BOOL(Character, EnableDiscoveredItems, true) // If enabled, it enables EVENT_DISCOVER_ITEM and also saves character names and timestamps for the first time an item is discovered.
 RULE_BOOL(Character, EnableXTargetting, true) // Enable Extended Targetting Window, for users with UF and later clients.
-RULE_BOOL(Character, EnableAggroMeter, false) // Enable Aggro Meter, for users with RoF and later clients.
+RULE_BOOL(Character, EnableAggroMeter, true) // Enable Aggro Meter, for users with RoF and later clients.
 RULE_BOOL(Character, KeepLevelOverMax, false) // Don't delevel a character that has somehow gone over the level cap
 RULE_INT(Character, FoodLossPerUpdate, 35) // How much food/water you lose per stamina update
 RULE_INT(Character, BaseInstrumentSoftCap, 36) // Softcap for instrument mods, 36 commonly referred to as "3.6" as well.
diff --git a/zone/aa.cpp b/zone/aa.cpp
index 0f0617393..3c6f11f6e 100644
--- a/zone/aa.cpp
+++ b/zone/aa.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ void Mob::TemporaryPets(uint16 spell_id, Mob *targ, const char *name_override, u
 
 	//Dook- swarms and wards
 
+	// do nothing if it's a corpse
+	if (targ != nullptr && targ->IsCorpse())
+		return;
+
 	PetRecord record;
 	if(!database.GetPetEntry(spells[spell_id].teleport_zone, &record))
 	{