diff --git a/src/map/mob.c b/src/map/mob.c
index b9cc38ca9a..026f08c84a 100644
--- a/src/map/mob.c
+++ b/src/map/mob.c
@@ -903,8 +903,6 @@ int mob_spawn (struct mob_data *md)
 			add_timer(tick+5000,mob_delayspawn,md->bl.id,0);
 			return 1;
 		}
-
-		md->spawn->active++;
 	}
 
 	memset(&md->state, 0, sizeof(md->state));
diff --git a/src/map/npc.c b/src/map/npc.c
index 4b6231cf09..68b979a28a 100644
--- a/src/map/npc.c
+++ b/src/map/npc.c
@@ -2186,6 +2186,7 @@ void npc_parse_mob2(struct spawn_data* mob)
 	{
 		struct mob_data* md = mob_spawn_dataset(mob);
 		md->spawn = mob;
+		md->spawn->active++;
 		mob_spawn(md);
 	}
 }