diff --git a/Application/IW4MServer.cs b/Application/IW4MServer.cs
index 0fdc6d8b..3d44e6e9 100644
--- a/Application/IW4MServer.cs
+++ b/Application/IW4MServer.cs
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin
 
                     var polledClients = await PollPlayersAsync();
 
-                    foreach (var disconnectingClient in polledClients[1])
+                    foreach (var disconnectingClient in polledClients[1].Where(_client => !_client.IsZombieClient /* ignores "fake" zombie clients */))
                     {
                         disconnectingClient.CurrentServer = this;
                         var e = new GameEvent()
diff --git a/SharedLibraryCore/PartialEntities/EFClient.cs b/SharedLibraryCore/PartialEntities/EFClient.cs
index 0361c7bd..ee6234d4 100644
--- a/SharedLibraryCore/PartialEntities/EFClient.cs
+++ b/SharedLibraryCore/PartialEntities/EFClient.cs
@@ -657,6 +657,8 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore.Database.Models
         [NotMapped]
         public bool IsBot => NetworkId == Name.GenerateGuidFromString();
         [NotMapped]
+        public bool IsZombieClient => IsBot && Name == "Zombie";
+        [NotMapped]
         public string XuidString => (NetworkId + 0x110000100000000).ToString("x");
         [NotMapped]
         public string GuidString => NetworkId.ToString("x");