diff --git a/zone/effects.cpp b/zone/effects.cpp
index 5528f784a..7e2ecdbc7 100644
--- a/zone/effects.cpp
+++ b/zone/effects.cpp
@@ -809,11 +809,13 @@ void EntityList::AESpell(
 		 * 1 = PC
 		 * 2 = NPC
 		 */
-		if (spells[spell_id].pcnpc_only_flag == 1 && !current_mob->IsClient() && !current_mob->IsMerc()) {
+		if (spells[spell_id].pcnpc_only_flag == 1 && !current_mob->IsClient() && !current_mob->IsMerc() &&
+		    !current_mob->IsBot()) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (spells[spell_id].pcnpc_only_flag == 2 && (current_mob->IsClient() || current_mob->IsMerc())) {
+		if (spells[spell_id].pcnpc_only_flag == 2 &&
+		    (current_mob->IsClient() || current_mob->IsMerc() || current_mob->IsBot())) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/zone/entity.cpp b/zone/entity.cpp
index dc90a41b1..3d926e651 100644
--- a/zone/entity.cpp
+++ b/zone/entity.cpp
@@ -4960,10 +4960,10 @@ void EntityList::GetTargetsForConeArea(Mob *start, float min_radius, float radiu
 			continue;
 		}
 		// check PC/NPC only flag 1 = PCs, 2 = NPCs
-		if (pcnpc == 1 && !ptr->IsClient() && !ptr->IsMerc()) {
+		if (pcnpc == 1 && !ptr->IsClient() && !ptr->IsMerc() && !ptr->IsBot()) {
 			++it;
 			continue;
-		} else if (pcnpc == 2 && (ptr->IsClient() || ptr->IsMerc())) {
+		} else if (pcnpc == 2 && (ptr->IsClient() || ptr->IsMerc() || ptr->IsBot())) {
 			++it;
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/zone/spells.cpp b/zone/spells.cpp
index afeac90e9..a1e926a1c 100644
--- a/zone/spells.cpp
+++ b/zone/spells.cpp
@@ -3455,9 +3455,9 @@ bool Mob::SpellOnTarget(uint16 spell_id, Mob *spelltar, bool reflect, bool use_r
 	// 1 = PCs, 2 = NPCs
 	if (spells[spell_id].pcnpc_only_flag && spells[spell_id].targettype != ST_AETargetHateList &&
 	    spells[spell_id].targettype != ST_HateList) {
-		if (spells[spell_id].pcnpc_only_flag == 1 && !spelltar->IsClient() && !spelltar->IsMerc())
+		if (spells[spell_id].pcnpc_only_flag == 1 && !spelltar->IsClient() && !spelltar->IsMerc() && !spelltar->IsBot())
 			return false;
-		else if (spells[spell_id].pcnpc_only_flag == 2 && (spelltar->IsClient() || spelltar->IsMerc()))
+		else if (spells[spell_id].pcnpc_only_flag == 2 && (spelltar->IsClient() || spelltar->IsMerc() || spelltar->IsBot()))
 			return false;
 	}