diff --git a/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_internal.gsc b/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_internal.gsc
index e829b3b..5ea8f7c 100644
--- a/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_internal.gsc
+++ b/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_internal.gsc
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ added()
 	self.pers["bots"]["behavior"]["jump"] = 100; // percentage of how often the bot will jumpshot and dropshot
 
 	self.pers["bots"]["behavior"]["quickscope"] = false; // is a quickscoper
+	self.pers["bots"]["behavior"]["initswitch"] = 10; // percentage of how often the bot will switch weapons on spawn
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_script.gsc b/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_script.gsc
index 9c6130a..7d3ec3f 100644
--- a/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_script.gsc
+++ b/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_script.gsc
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ doReloadCancel()
 
 	for (;;)
 	{
-		self waittill("reload");
+		ret = self waittill_any_return("reload", "weapon_change");
 
 		if(self BotIsFrozen())
 			continue;
@@ -2166,10 +2166,17 @@ doReloadCancel()
 			continue;
 
 		curWeap = self GetCurrentWeapon();
-		// check single reloads
-		if (self GetWeaponAmmoClip(curWeap) < WeaponClipSize(curWeap))
+
+		if (!maps\mp\gametypes\_weapons::isSideArm( weapon ) && !maps\mp\gametypes\_weapons::isPrimaryWeapon( weapon ))
 			continue;
 
+		if (ret == "reload")
+		{
+			// check single reloads
+			if (self GetWeaponAmmoClip(curWeap) < WeaponClipSize(curWeap))
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		// check difficulty
 		if (self.pers["bots"]["skill"]["base"] <= 3)
 			continue;
@@ -2200,6 +2207,7 @@ doReloadCancel()
 		self BotChangeToWeapon(weap);
 		wait 0.25;
 		self BotChangeToWeapon(curWeap);
+		wait 2;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2211,6 +2219,8 @@ bot_weapon_think()
 	self endon("death");
 	self endon("disconnect");
 	level endon("game_ended");
+
+	first = true;
 	
 	for(;;)
 	{
@@ -2237,13 +2247,23 @@ bot_weapon_think()
 			}
 		}
 		
-		if(curWeap != "none" && self getAmmoCount(curWeap) && curWeap != "c4_mp")
+		if (first)
 		{
-			if(randomInt(100) > self.pers["bots"]["behavior"]["switch"])
+			first = false;
+
+			if(randomInt(100) > self.pers["bots"]["behavior"]["initswitch"])
 				continue;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if(curWeap != "none" && self getAmmoCount(curWeap) && curWeap != "c4_mp")
+			{
+				if(randomInt(100) > self.pers["bots"]["behavior"]["switch"])
+					continue;
 				
-			if(hasTarget)
-				continue;
+				if(hasTarget)
+					continue;
+			}
 		}
 		
 		weaponslist = self getweaponslist();