diff --git a/src/Combat.cpp b/src/Combat.cpp
index 952c122..31fe980 100644
--- a/src/Combat.cpp
+++ b/src/Combat.cpp
@@ -259,16 +259,10 @@ void Combat::npcAttackPc(Mob *mob, time_t currTime) {
  * single RNG roll per mission task, and every group member shares that same
  * set of rolls.
  */
-void Combat::genQItemRolls(Player *leader, std::map<int, int>& rolls) {
-    auto players = (*leader->group)[EntityKind::PLAYER];
+void Combat::genQItemRolls(std::vector<Player*> players, std::map<int, int>& rolls) {
     for (int i = 0; i < players.size(); i++) {
 
-        CNSocket *otherSock = players[i].sock;
-        if (otherSock == nullptr)
-            continue;
-
-        Player *member = PlayerManager::getPlayer(otherSock);
-
+        Player* member = players[i];
         for (int j = 0; j < ACTIVE_MISSION_COUNT; j++)
             if (member->tasks[j] != 0)
                 rolls[member->tasks[j]] = Rand::rand();
diff --git a/src/Combat.hpp b/src/Combat.hpp
index 14d0076..5b53c86 100644
--- a/src/Combat.hpp
+++ b/src/Combat.hpp
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ namespace Combat {
     void init();
 
     void npcAttackPc(Mob *mob, time_t currTime);
-    void genQItemRolls(Player* leader, std::map<int, int>& rolls);
+    void genQItemRolls(std::vector<Player*> players, std::map<int, int>& rolls);
 }
diff --git a/src/Groups.cpp b/src/Groups.cpp
index 605beef..ba85d4c 100644
--- a/src/Groups.cpp
+++ b/src/Groups.cpp
@@ -120,14 +120,16 @@ static void joinGroup(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data) {
     if (otherPlr == nullptr)
         return;
 
+    int size = otherPlr->group == nullptr ? 1 : (*otherPlr->group)[EntityKind::PLAYER].size();
+
     // fail if the group is full or the other player is already in a group
-    if (plr->group != nullptr || (otherPlr->group != nullptr && (*otherPlr->group)[EntityKind::PLAYER].size() >= 4)) {
+    if (plr->group != nullptr || size + 1 > 4) {
         INITSTRUCT(sP_FE2CL_PC_GROUP_JOIN_FAIL, resp);
         sock->sendPacket((void*)&resp, P_FE2CL_PC_GROUP_JOIN_FAIL, sizeof(sP_FE2CL_PC_GROUP_JOIN_FAIL));
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!validOutVarPacket(sizeof(sP_FE2CL_PC_GROUP_JOIN), (*otherPlr->group)[EntityKind::PLAYER].size() + 1, sizeof(sPCGroupMemberInfo))) {
+    if (!validOutVarPacket(sizeof(sP_FE2CL_PC_GROUP_JOIN), size + 1, sizeof(sPCGroupMemberInfo))) {
         std::cout << "[WARN] bad sP_FE2CL_PC_GROUP_JOIN packet size\n";
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/MobAI.cpp b/src/MobAI.cpp
index 6d71e81..1c9b860 100644
--- a/src/MobAI.cpp
+++ b/src/MobAI.cpp
@@ -842,16 +842,18 @@ void MobAI::onDeath(CombatNPC* npc, EntityRef src) {
         Items::DropRoll rolled;
         Items::DropRoll eventRolled;
         std::map<int, int> qitemRolls;
+        std::vector<Player*> playerRefs;
 
         if (plr->group == nullptr) {
-            Combat::genQItemRolls(plr, qitemRolls);
+            playerRefs.push_back(plr);
+            Combat::genQItemRolls(playerRefs, qitemRolls);
             Items::giveMobDrop(src.sock, self, rolled, eventRolled);
             Missions::mobKilled(src.sock, self->type, qitemRolls);
         }
         else {
             auto players = (*plr->group)[EntityKind::PLAYER];
-            Player* leader = PlayerManager::getPlayer(players[0].sock);
-            Combat::genQItemRolls(leader, qitemRolls);
+            for (EntityRef pRef : players) playerRefs.push_back(PlayerManager::getPlayer(pRef.sock));
+            Combat::genQItemRolls(playerRefs, qitemRolls);
             for (int i = 0; i < players.size(); i++) {
                 CNSocket* sockTo = players[i].sock;
                 Player* otherPlr = PlayerManager::getPlayer(sockTo);
diff --git a/src/PlayerManager.cpp b/src/PlayerManager.cpp
index 83939d8..61e11cc 100644
--- a/src/PlayerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/PlayerManager.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ void PlayerManager::removePlayer(CNSocket* key) {
     Player* plr = getPlayer(key);
     uint64_t fromInstance = plr->instanceID;
 
-    Groups::groupKick(plr);
+    if(plr->group != nullptr)
+        Groups::groupKick(plr);
 
     // remove player's bullets
     Combat::Bullets.erase(plr->iID);