diff --git a/src/PlayerbotAI.cpp b/src/PlayerbotAI.cpp
index 5df7402b..0504b6b7 100644
--- a/src/PlayerbotAI.cpp
+++ b/src/PlayerbotAI.cpp
@@ -5257,6 +5257,7 @@ bool PlayerbotAI::EqualLowercaseName(std::string s1, std::string s2)
     return true;
 }
 
+// A custom CanEquipItem (remove AutoUnequipOffhand in FindEquipSlot to prevent unequip on `item usage` calculation)
 InventoryResult PlayerbotAI::CanEquipItem(uint8 slot, uint16& dest, Item* pItem, bool swap, bool not_loading) const
 {
     dest = 0;
diff --git a/src/factory/PlayerbotFactory.cpp b/src/factory/PlayerbotFactory.cpp
index 47db56b6..a6dc88b7 100644
--- a/src/factory/PlayerbotFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PlayerbotFactory.cpp
@@ -2060,7 +2060,8 @@ bool PlayerbotFactory::CanEquipUnseenItem(uint8 slot, uint16& dest, uint32 item)
 
     if (Item* pItem = Item::CreateItem(item, 1, bot, false, 0, true))
     {
-        InventoryResult result = botAI->CanEquipItem(slot, dest, pItem, true, true);
+        InventoryResult result = botAI ? botAI->CanEquipItem(slot, dest, pItem, true, true)
+            : bot->CanEquipItem(slot, dest, pItem, true, true);
         pItem->RemoveFromUpdateQueueOf(bot);
         delete pItem;
         return result == EQUIP_ERR_OK;
@@ -2382,10 +2383,10 @@ void PlayerbotFactory::InitAvailableSpells()
             {
                 bot->learnSpell(tSpell->learnedSpell[0], false);
             }
-            else
-            {
-                botAI->CastSpell(tSpell->spell, bot);
-            }
+            // else
+            // {
+            //     botAI->CastSpell(tSpell->spell, bot);
+            // }
         }
         // LOG_INFO("playerbots", "C: {}, ok: {}", ++learnedCounter, oktest);
         // if (++learnedCounter > 20)