diff --git a/zone/entity.cpp b/zone/entity.cpp
index d398c9bf6..975b793e9 100644
--- a/zone/entity.cpp
+++ b/zone/entity.cpp
@@ -478,14 +478,18 @@ void EntityList::MobProcess()
 		size_t sz = mob_list.size();
 
 #ifdef IDLE_WHEN_EMPTY
-		// spawn_events can cause spawns and deaths while zone empty.
-		// At the very least, process that.
-		if (numclients < 1) {
-			mob_dead = mob->CastToNPC()->GetDepop();
-		}	
-		else {
+		if (numclients > 0 || 
+			mob->GetWanderType() == 4 || mob->GetWanderType() == 6) {
+			// Normal processing, or assuring that spawns that should
+			// path and depop do that.  Otherwise all of these type mobs
+			// will be up and at starting positions when idle zone wakes up.
 			mob_dead = !mob->Process();
 		}
+		else {
+			// spawn_events can cause spawns and deaths while zone empty.
+			// At the very least, process that.
+			mob_dead = mob->CastToNPC()->GetDepop();
+		}
 #else
 		mob_dead = !mob->Process();
 #endif
diff --git a/zone/mob.h b/zone/mob.h
index 3106df4ff..ff4879edd 100644
--- a/zone/mob.h
+++ b/zone/mob.h
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ public:
 	inline void SetFocused(bool nState) { focused = nState; }
 	inline const bool IsFocused() const { return focused; }
 	inline const bool IsRoamer() const { return roamer; }
+	inline const int GetWanderType() const { return wandertype; }
 	inline const bool IsRooted() const { return rooted || permarooted; }
 	inline const bool HasVirus() const { return has_virus; }
 	int GetSnaredAmount();