diff --git a/zone/bot_command.cpp b/zone/bot_command.cpp
index 870d440b5..0de652e28 100644
--- a/zone/bot_command.cpp
+++ b/zone/bot_command.cpp
@@ -7020,19 +7020,7 @@ void bot_subcommand_botgroup_create(Client *c, const Seperator *sep)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	bool extant_flag = false;
-	if (!database.botdb.QueryBotGroupExistence(botgroup_name, extant_flag)) {
-		c->Message(
-			Chat::White,
-			fmt::format(
-				"Failed to query bot-group existence for '{}'.",
-				botgroup_name
-			).c_str()
-		);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (extant_flag) {
+	if (database.botdb.QueryBotGroupExistence(botgroup_name)) {
 		c->Message(
 			Chat::White,
 			fmt::format(
@@ -7360,8 +7348,7 @@ void bot_subcommand_botgroup_load(Client *c, const Seperator *sep)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	bool extant_flag = false;
-	if (!database.botdb.QueryBotGroupExistence(botgroup_name, extant_flag)) {
+	if (!database.botdb.QueryBotGroupExistence(botgroup_name)) {
 		c->Message(
 			Chat::White,
 			fmt::format(
@@ -7372,17 +7359,6 @@ void bot_subcommand_botgroup_load(Client *c, const Seperator *sep)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!extant_flag) {
-		c->Message(
-			Chat::White,
-			fmt::format(
-				"Bot-group {} does not exist.",
-				botgroup_name
-			).c_str()
-		);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	auto* owner_group = c->GetGroup();
 	if (owner_group) {
 		std::list<Client*> member_list;
diff --git a/zone/bot_database.cpp b/zone/bot_database.cpp
index 0ffa1b05f..464e0bd70 100644
--- a/zone/bot_database.cpp
+++ b/zone/bot_database.cpp
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ bool BotDatabase::SaveOwnerOption(const uint32 owner_id, const std::pair<size_t,
 
 
 /* Bot bot-group functions   */
-bool BotDatabase::QueryBotGroupExistence(const std::string& group_name, bool& extant_flag)
+bool BotDatabase::QueryBotGroupExistence(const std::string& group_name)
 {
 	if (group_name.empty()) {
 		return false;
@@ -2340,16 +2340,10 @@ bool BotDatabase::QueryBotGroupExistence(const std::string& group_name, bool& ex
 	);
 
 	auto results = database.QueryDatabase(query);
-	if (!results.Success()) {
+	if (!results.Success() || !results.RowCount()) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!results.RowCount()) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	extant_flag = true;
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -2541,15 +2535,10 @@ bool BotDatabase::CreateBotGroup(const std::string& group_name, const uint32 lea
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	bool extant_flag = false;
-	if (!QueryBotGroupExistence(group_name, extant_flag)) {
+	if (QueryBotGroupExistence(group_name)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (extant_flag) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	query = fmt::format(
 		"INSERT INTO `bot_groups` (`group_leader_id`, `group_name`) VALUES ({}, '{}')",
 		leader_id,
diff --git a/zone/bot_database.h b/zone/bot_database.h
index dfebf2f85..600bff7e9 100644
--- a/zone/bot_database.h
+++ b/zone/bot_database.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
 	bool SaveOwnerOption(const uint32 owner_id, const std::pair<size_t, size_t> type, const std::pair<bool, bool> flag);
 	
 	/* Bot bot-group functions   */
-	bool QueryBotGroupExistence(const std::string& botgroup_name, bool& extant_flag);
+	bool QueryBotGroupExistence(const std::string& botgroup_name);
 
 	bool LoadBotGroupIDByBotGroupName(const std::string& botgroup_name, uint32& botgroup_id);
 	bool LoadBotGroupIDByLeaderID(const uint32 leader_id, uint32& botgroup_id);