diff --git a/src/game/DBScripts/ScriptMgr.cpp b/src/game/DBScripts/ScriptMgr.cpp
index 97b34dbb638..535d7a54405 100644
--- a/src/game/DBScripts/ScriptMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/game/DBScripts/ScriptMgr.cpp
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ bool ScriptAction::GetScriptCommandObject(const ObjectGuid guid, bool includeIte
 
 /// Select source and target for a script command
 /// Returns false if an error happened
-bool ScriptAction::GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObject* originalTarget, std::vector<WorldObject*>& finalSources, std::vector<WorldObject*>& finalTargets) const
+std::pair<bool, bool> ScriptAction::GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObject* originalTarget, std::vector<WorldObject*>& finalSources, std::vector<WorldObject*>& finalTargets) const
 {
     std::vector<WorldObject*> buddies;
 
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ bool ScriptAction::GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObj
                     if (m_script->command != SCRIPT_COMMAND_TERMINATE_SCRIPT)
                     {
                         sLog.outError(" DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, command %u has buddy %u by guid %u but buddy is dead, skipping.", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->command, buddy->GetEntry(), m_script->searchRadiusOrGuid);
-                        return false;
+                        return { false, false };
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1360,10 +1360,11 @@ bool ScriptAction::GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObj
             if (!buddy && m_script->command != SCRIPT_COMMAND_TERMINATE_SCRIPT)
             {
                 DETAIL_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_DB_SCRIPT, " DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, command %u has buddy by guid %u not loaded in map %u (data-flags %u), skipping.", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->command, m_script->searchRadiusOrGuid, m_map->GetId(), m_script->data_flags);
-                return false;
+                return { false, false };
             }
-            // this type can only have one buddy result
-            buddies.push_back(buddy);
+            if (buddy)
+                // this type can only have one buddy result
+                buddies.push_back(buddy);
         }
         else if (m_script->data_flags & SCRIPT_FLAG_BUDDY_BY_POOL)
         {
@@ -1403,13 +1404,14 @@ bool ScriptAction::GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObj
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!buddy)
+            if (!buddy && m_script->command != SCRIPT_COMMAND_TERMINATE_SCRIPT)
             {
                 sLog.outErrorDb(" DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, command %u has buddy %u by pool id %u and no creature found in map %u (data-flags %u), skipping.", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->command, m_script->buddyEntry, m_script->searchRadiusOrGuid, m_map->GetId(), m_script->data_flags);
-                return false;
+                return { false, false };
             }
-            // this type can only have one buddy result
-            buddies.push_back(buddy);
+            if (buddy)
+                // this type can only have one buddy result
+                buddies.push_back(buddy);
         }
         else if (m_script->data_flags & SCRIPT_FLAG_BUDDY_BY_SPAWN_GROUP) // Buddy by group
         {
@@ -1469,7 +1471,7 @@ bool ScriptAction::GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObj
                 origin = originalTarget;
             auto worldObjects = m_map->GetWorldObjects(m_script->buddyEntry);
             if (worldObjects == nullptr)
-                return false;
+                return { false, false };
             if ((m_script->data_flags & SCRIPT_FLAG_ALL_ELIGIBLE_BUDDIES) != 0)
             {
                 for (WorldObject* wo : *worldObjects)
@@ -1490,15 +1492,21 @@ bool ScriptAction::GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObj
             }
             if (m_script->searchRadiusOrGuid > 0)
                 for (WorldObject* buddy : buddies)
-                    if (buddy->IsWithinDist(origin, m_script->searchRadiusOrGuid))
+                    if (!buddy->IsWithinDist(origin, m_script->searchRadiusOrGuid))
                         buddies.erase(std::remove(buddies.begin(), buddies.end(), buddy), buddies.end());
+
+            if (buddies.empty() && m_script->command != SCRIPT_COMMAND_TERMINATE_SCRIPT)
+            {
+                sLog.outErrorDb(" DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, command %u has buddy %u by pool id %u and no creature found in map %u (data-flags %u), skipping.", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->command, m_script->buddyEntry, m_script->searchRadiusOrGuid, m_map->GetId(), m_script->data_flags);
+                return { false, false };
+            }
         }
         else                                                // Buddy by entry
         {
             if (!originalSource && !originalTarget)
             {
                 sLog.outErrorDb(" DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, command %u called without buddy %u, but no source for search available, skipping.", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->command, m_script->buddyEntry);
-                return false;
+                return { false, false };
             }
 
             // Prefer non-players as searcher
@@ -1580,7 +1588,7 @@ bool ScriptAction::GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObj
             if (buddies.empty() && m_script->command != SCRIPT_COMMAND_TERMINATE_SCRIPT)
             {
                 sLog.outErrorDb(" DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, command %u has buddy %u not found in range %u of searcher %s (data-flags %u), skipping.", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->command, m_script->buddyEntry, m_script->searchRadiusOrGuid, origin->GetGuidStr().c_str(), m_script->data_flags);
-                return false;
+                return { false, false };
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1601,7 +1609,7 @@ bool ScriptAction::GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObj
     if (m_script->data_flags & SCRIPT_FLAG_SOURCE_TARGETS_SELF)
         finalTargets = finalSources;
 
-    return true;
+    return { true, buddies.size() };
 }
 
 /// Helper to log error information
@@ -1668,6 +1676,7 @@ bool ScriptAction::HandleScriptStep()
     std::vector<WorldObject*> targets;
 
     Object* itemSource = nullptr;
+    bool buddyFound;
 
     {
         // Add scope for source & target variables so that they are not used below
@@ -1686,7 +1695,9 @@ bool ScriptAction::HandleScriptStep()
             sources.push_back(static_cast<WorldObject*>(source));
         if (target && target->isType(TYPEMASK_WORLDOBJECT))
             targets.push_back(static_cast<WorldObject*>(target));
-        if (!GetScriptProcessTargets(dynamic_cast<WorldObject*>(source), dynamic_cast<WorldObject*>(target), sources, targets))
+        bool success;
+        std::tie(success, buddyFound) = GetScriptProcessTargets(dynamic_cast<WorldObject*>(source), dynamic_cast<WorldObject*>(target), sources, targets);
+        if (!success)
             return false;
 
         if (source && source->isType(TYPEMASK_ITEM))
@@ -1714,7 +1725,7 @@ bool ScriptAction::HandleScriptStep()
         WorldObject* pTarget = data.second;
         Object* pSourceOrItem = pSource ? pSource : itemSource;
 
-        bool result = ExecuteDbscriptCommand(pSource, pTarget, pSourceOrItem);
+        bool result = ExecuteDbscriptCommand(pSource, pTarget, pSourceOrItem, buddyFound);
         if (result == true)
             finalResult = true;
     }
@@ -1722,7 +1733,7 @@ bool ScriptAction::HandleScriptStep()
     return finalResult;
 }
 
-bool ScriptAction::ExecuteDbscriptCommand(WorldObject* pSource, WorldObject* pTarget, Object* pSourceOrItem)
+bool ScriptAction::ExecuteDbscriptCommand(WorldObject* pSource, WorldObject* pTarget, Object* pSourceOrItem, bool buddyFound)
 {
     if (m_script->condition_id && !sObjectMgr.IsConditionSatisfied(m_script->condition_id, pTarget, m_map, pSource, CONDITION_FROM_DBSCRIPTS))
         return false;
@@ -2536,6 +2547,7 @@ bool ScriptAction::ExecuteDbscriptCommand(WorldObject* pSource, WorldObject* pTa
             }
 
             bool result = false;
+            bool terminationBuddyFound = false;
             if (m_script->terminateScript.npcOrGOEntry || m_script->terminateScript.poolId || (m_script->data_flags & (SCRIPT_FLAG_BUDDY_BY_GUID)))
             {
                 WorldObject* terminationBuddy = nullptr;
@@ -2626,25 +2638,27 @@ bool ScriptAction::ExecuteDbscriptCommand(WorldObject* pSource, WorldObject* pTa
                     }
                 }
 
-                if (!(m_script->data_flags & SCRIPT_FLAG_COMMAND_ADDITIONAL) && !terminationBuddy)
-                {
-                    if (m_script->terminateScript.npcOrGOEntry)
-                        DETAIL_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_DB_SCRIPT, "DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, terminate further steps of this script! (as searched npc entry(%u) was not found alive)", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->terminateScript.npcOrGOEntry);
-                    else
-                        DETAIL_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_DB_SCRIPT, "DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, terminate further steps of this script! (as no npc in pool id(%u) was found alive)", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->terminateScript.poolId);
-                    result = true;
-                }
-                else if (m_script->data_flags & SCRIPT_FLAG_COMMAND_ADDITIONAL && terminationBuddy)
-                {
-                    if (m_script->terminateScript.npcOrGOEntry)
-                        DETAIL_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_DB_SCRIPT, "DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, terminate further steps of this script! (as searched npc entry(%u) was found alive)", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->terminateScript.npcOrGOEntry);
-                    else
-                        DETAIL_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_DB_SCRIPT, "DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, terminate further steps of this script! (as searched npc in pool id(%u) was found alive)", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->terminateScript.poolId);
-                    result = true;
-                }
+                terminationBuddyFound = terminationBuddy;
             }
             else
+                terminationBuddyFound = buddyFound;
+
+            if (!(m_script->data_flags & SCRIPT_FLAG_COMMAND_ADDITIONAL) && !terminationBuddyFound)
+            {
+                if (m_script->terminateScript.npcOrGOEntry)
+                    DETAIL_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_DB_SCRIPT, "DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, terminate further steps of this script! (as searched npc entry(%u) was not found alive)", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->terminateScript.npcOrGOEntry);
+                else
+                    DETAIL_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_DB_SCRIPT, "DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, terminate further steps of this script! (as no npc in pool id(%u) was found alive)", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->terminateScript.poolId);
+                result = true;
+            }
+            else if (m_script->data_flags & SCRIPT_FLAG_COMMAND_ADDITIONAL && terminationBuddyFound)
+            {
+                if (m_script->terminateScript.npcOrGOEntry)
+                    DETAIL_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_DB_SCRIPT, "DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, terminate further steps of this script! (as searched npc entry(%u) was found alive)", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->terminateScript.npcOrGOEntry);
+                else
+                    DETAIL_FILTER_LOG(LOG_FILTER_DB_SCRIPT, "DB-SCRIPTS: Process table `%s` id %u, terminate further steps of this script! (as searched npc in pool id(%u) was found alive)", m_table, m_script->id, m_script->terminateScript.poolId);
                 result = true;
+            }
 
             if (result)                                    // Terminate further steps of this script
             {
diff --git a/src/game/DBScripts/ScriptMgr.h b/src/game/DBScripts/ScriptMgr.h
index e6197f3edb3..94d32543879 100644
--- a/src/game/DBScripts/ScriptMgr.h
+++ b/src/game/DBScripts/ScriptMgr.h
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ class ScriptAction
         ScriptAction(ScriptMapType scriptType, Map* _map, ObjectGuid _sourceGuid, ObjectGuid _targetGuid, ObjectGuid _ownerGuid, std::shared_ptr<ScriptInfo> _script);
 
         bool HandleScriptStep();                            // return true IF AND ONLY IF the script should be terminated
-        bool ExecuteDbscriptCommand(WorldObject* pSource, WorldObject* pTarget, Object* pSourceOrItem);
+        bool ExecuteDbscriptCommand(WorldObject* pSource, WorldObject* pTarget, Object* pSourceOrItem, bool buddyFound);
 
         const char* GetTableName() const { return m_table; }
         uint32 GetId() const { return m_script->id; }
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ class ScriptAction
 
         // Helper functions
         bool GetScriptCommandObject(const ObjectGuid guid, bool includeItem, Object*& resultObject) const;
-        bool GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObject* originalTarget, std::vector<WorldObject*>& finalSources, std::vector<WorldObject*>& finalTargets) const;
+        std::pair<bool, bool> GetScriptProcessTargets(WorldObject* originalSource, WorldObject* originalTarget, std::vector<WorldObject*>& finalSources, std::vector<WorldObject*>& finalTargets) const;
         bool LogIfNotCreature(WorldObject* pWorldObject) const;
         bool LogIfNotUnit(WorldObject* pWorldObject) const;
         bool LogIfNotGameObject(WorldObject* pWorldObject) const;