diff --git a/src/control.cpp b/src/control.cpp
index d11de7c..a674e36 100644
--- a/src/control.cpp
+++ b/src/control.cpp
@@ -2204,6 +2204,7 @@ BotControl::BotControl () {
    m_ent = nullptr;
    m_djump = nullptr;
 
+   m_denyCommands = true;
    m_ignoreTranslate = false;
    m_isFromConsole = false;
    m_isMenuFillCommand = false;
diff --git a/src/manager.cpp b/src/manager.cpp
index d4db87b..a1c3d3d 100644
--- a/src/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/manager.cpp
@@ -628,7 +628,9 @@ void BotManager::kickEveryone (bool instant, bool zeroQuota) {
 
    if (instant) {
       for (const auto &bot : m_bots) {
-         bot->kick (true);
+         if (!game.isNullEntity (bot->ent ())) {
+            bot->kick (true);
+         }
       }
    }
    m_addRequests.clear ();
@@ -2330,5 +2332,17 @@ bool BotManager::isFrameSkipDisabled () {
    if (game.is (GameFlags::Legacy)) {
       return true;
    }
-   return game.is (GameFlags::Xash3D) && cv_think_fps_disable;
+
+   if (game.is (GameFlags::Xash3D) && cv_think_fps_disable) {
+      static ConVarRef sys_ticrate ("sys_ticrate");
+
+      // ignore think_fps_disable if fps is more than 100 on xash dedicated server
+      if (game.isDedicated () && sys_ticrate.value () > 100.0f) {
+         cv_think_fps_disable.set (0);
+
+         return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+   }
+   return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/navigate.cpp b/src/navigate.cpp
index 4b97da7..551caca 100644
--- a/src/navigate.cpp
+++ b/src/navigate.cpp
@@ -3449,6 +3449,11 @@ void Bot::findShortestPath (int srcIndex, int destIndex) {
 void Bot::syncFindPath (int srcIndex, int destIndex, FindPath pathType) {
    // this function finds a path from srcIndex to destIndex;
 
+   // stale bots shouldn't do pathfinding
+   if (m_isStale) {
+      return;
+   }
+
    if (!m_pathFindLock.tryLock ()) {
       return; // allow only single instance of syncFindPath per-bot
    }
@@ -3524,7 +3529,7 @@ void Bot::syncFindPath (int srcIndex, int destIndex, FindPath pathType) {
    m_chosenGoalIndex = srcIndex;
    m_goalValue = 0.0f;
 
-   auto result = m_planner->find (m_team, srcIndex, destIndex, [this] (int index) {
+   const auto result = m_planner->find (m_team, srcIndex, destIndex, [this] (int index) {
       m_pathWalk.add (index);
       return true;
    });