diff --git a/zone/client_packet.cpp b/zone/client_packet.cpp
index 1c5e4ebfd..5411dbf7a 100644
--- a/zone/client_packet.cpp
+++ b/zone/client_packet.cpp
@@ -6506,6 +6506,16 @@ void Client::Handle_OP_GroupDisband(const EQApplicationPacket *app)
 	if (!group) //We must recheck this here.. incase the final bot disbanded the party..otherwise we crash
 		return;
 #endif
+	Mob* memberToDisband = GetTarget();
+
+	if (!memberToDisband)
+		memberToDisband = entity_list.GetMob(gd->name2);
+
+	if (memberToDisband) {
+		auto group2 = memberToDisband->GetGroup();
+		if (group2 != group) // they're not in our group!
+			memberToDisband = this;
+	}
 
 	if (group->GroupCount() < 3)
 	{
@@ -6527,7 +6537,7 @@ void Client::Handle_OP_GroupDisband(const EQApplicationPacket *app)
 				GetMerc()->Suspend();
 		}
 	}
-	else if (group->IsLeader(this) && GetTarget() == this)
+	else if (group->IsLeader(this) && (GetTarget() == this || memberToDisband == this))
 	{
 		LeaveGroup();
 		if (GetMerc() && !GetMerc()->IsSuspended())
@@ -6537,12 +6547,6 @@ void Client::Handle_OP_GroupDisband(const EQApplicationPacket *app)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		Mob* memberToDisband = nullptr;
-		memberToDisband = GetTarget();
-
-		if (!memberToDisband)
-			memberToDisband = entity_list.GetMob(gd->name2);
-
 		if (memberToDisband)
 		{
 			if (group->IsLeader(this))
diff --git a/zone/groups.cpp b/zone/groups.cpp
index 94a2b0032..e9b2ec93c 100644
--- a/zone/groups.cpp
+++ b/zone/groups.cpp
@@ -581,6 +581,16 @@ bool Group::DelMember(Mob* oldmember, bool ignoresender)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	// TODO: fix this shit
+	// okay, so there is code below that tries to handle this. It does not.
+	// So instead of figuring it out now, lets just disband the group so the client doesn't
+	// sit there with a broken group and there isn't any group leader shuffling going on
+	// since the code below doesn't work.
+	if (oldmember == GetLeader()) {
+		DisbandGroup();
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	for (uint32 i = 0; i < MAX_GROUP_MEMBERS; i++)
 	{
 		if (members[i] == oldmember)