diff --git a/zone/entity.cpp b/zone/entity.cpp
index ab399de85..bbf5f0878 100644
--- a/zone/entity.cpp
+++ b/zone/entity.cpp
@@ -2922,7 +2922,7 @@ void EntityList::ScanCloseMobs(
 	for (auto &e : mob_list) {
 		auto mob = e.second;
 
-		if (!mob->IsNPC() && !mob->IsClient()) {
+		if (!mob->IsNPC() && !mob->IsClient() && !mob->IsBot() && !mob->IsMerc()) {
 			continue;
 		}