diff --git a/zone/bot.cpp b/zone/bot.cpp
index b0bb7ca6d..acfc9bf4f 100644
--- a/zone/bot.cpp
+++ b/zone/bot.cpp
@@ -10599,6 +10599,8 @@ BotSpell Bot::GetSpellByHealType(uint16 spell_type, Mob* tar) {
 			return GetBestBotSpellForHealOverTime(this, tar, spell_type);
 		case BotSpellTypes::GroupHoTHeals:
 			return GetBestBotSpellForGroupHealOverTime(this, tar, spell_type);
+		default:
+			return BotSpell(); // Return an empty BotSpell if no valid spell type is found
 	}
 }
 
@@ -10650,7 +10652,7 @@ int Bot::GetDefaultSetting(uint16 setting_category, uint16 setting_type, uint8 s
 		case BotSettingCategories::SpellTypeAnnounceCast:
 			return GetDefaultSpellTypeAnnounceCast(setting_type, stance);
 		default:
-			break;
+			return 0; // Default return value for unrecognized categories
 	}
 }
 
@@ -10689,7 +10691,7 @@ int Bot::GetSetting(uint16 setting_category, uint16 setting_type) {
 		case BotSettingCategories::SpellTypeAnnounceCast:
 			return GetSpellTypeAnnounceCast(setting_type);
 		default:
-			break;
+			return 0; // Default return value for unrecognized categories
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/zone/client_bot.cpp b/zone/client_bot.cpp
index 1a420b216..7b5b229d8 100644
--- a/zone/client_bot.cpp
+++ b/zone/client_bot.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ int Client::GetDefaultBotSettings(uint8 setting_type, uint16 bot_setting) {
 			return GetDefaultSpellTypeMinThreshold(bot_setting);
 		case BotSettingCategories::SpellMaxThreshold:
 			return GetDefaultSpellTypeMaxThreshold(bot_setting);
+		default:
+			return 0; // default return for any unsupported setting type
 	}
 }
 
@@ -269,6 +271,8 @@ int Client::GetBotSetting(uint8 setting_type, uint16 bot_setting) {
 			return GetSpellTypeMinThreshold(bot_setting);
 		case BotSettingCategories::SpellMaxThreshold:
 			return GetSpellTypeMaxThreshold(bot_setting);
+		default:
+			return 0; // default return for any unsupported setting type
 	}
 }