diff --git a/src/cs2fixes.cpp b/src/cs2fixes.cpp
index 6dee2ab3..690991fc 100644
--- a/src/cs2fixes.cpp
+++ b/src/cs2fixes.cpp
@@ -845,6 +845,13 @@ void CS2Fixes::Hook_ClientCommand(CPlayerSlot slot, const CCommand& args)
 
 	if (g_cvarEnableZR.Get() && slot != -1 && !V_strncmp(args.Arg(0), "jointeam", 8))
 	{
+		// Bots use jointeam to finish connecting. SUPERCEDE is evaluated here,
+		// so an early return in ZR_Hook_ClientCommand_JoinTeam still blocks it
+		// and leaves fill's new bots stuck in challenging (status id 65535).
+		CCSPlayerController* pController = CCSPlayerController::FromSlot(slot);
+		if (pController && pController->IsBot())
+			RETURN_META(MRES_IGNORED);
+
 		ZR_Hook_ClientCommand_JoinTeam(slot, args);
 		RETURN_META(MRES_SUPERCEDE);
 	}
diff --git a/src/zombiereborn.cpp b/src/zombiereborn.cpp
index e91796ae..3d349102 100644
--- a/src/zombiereborn.cpp
+++ b/src/zombiereborn.cpp
@@ -1587,6 +1587,10 @@ void ZR_Hook_ClientCommand_JoinTeam(CPlayerSlot slot, const CCommand& args)
 	if (!pController)
 		return;
 
+	// Engine jointeam is how bots finish connecting after bot_kick / quota refill.
+	if (pController->IsBot())
+		return;
+
 	CCSPlayerPawn* pPawn = (CCSPlayerPawn*)pController->GetPawn();
 	if (pPawn && pPawn->IsAlive())
 		pPawn->CommitSuicide(false, true);