diff --git a/world/world_boot.cpp b/world/world_boot.cpp
index 859eff534..831babdb7 100644
--- a/world/world_boot.cpp
+++ b/world/world_boot.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@ bool WorldBoot::DatabaseLoadRoutines(int argc, char **argv)
 	database.ClearBuyerDetails();
 	LogInfo("Clearing buyer table details");
 
+	if (RuleB(Bots, Enabled)) {
+		LogInfo("Clearing [bot_pet_buffs] table of stale entries");
+		database.QueryDatabase(
+			"DELETE FROM bot_pet_buffs WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM bot_pets WHERE bot_pets.pets_index = bot_pet_buffs.pets_index)"
+		);
+	}
+
 	if (!content_db.LoadItems(hotfix_name)) {
 		LogError("Error: Could not load item data. But ignoring");
 	}
diff --git a/zone/bot_database.cpp b/zone/bot_database.cpp
index dcc5ff89b..a24cd0c30 100644
--- a/zone/bot_database.cpp
+++ b/zone/bot_database.cpp
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ bool BotDatabase::DeletePetBuffs(const uint32 bot_id)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	BotPetBuffsRepository::DeleteOne(database, saved_pet_index);
+	BotPetBuffsRepository::DeleteWhere(database, fmt::format("pets_index = {}", saved_pet_index));
 
 	return true;
 }