diff --git a/maps/mp/bots/_bot.gsc b/maps/mp/bots/_bot.gsc
index 44e56e0..fee1634 100644
--- a/maps/mp/bots/_bot.gsc
+++ b/maps/mp/bots/_bot.gsc
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ init()
 	
 	level thread handleBots();
 	level thread onPlayerChat();
+	
+	array_thread( getentarray( "misc_turret", "classname" ), ::turret_monitoruse_watcher );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1366,3 +1368,39 @@ onPlayerChat()
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+/*
+	Monitors turret usage
+*/
+turret_monitoruse_watcher()
+{
+	self endon( "death" );
+	
+	for ( ;; )
+	{
+		self waittill ( "trigger", player );
+		
+		self monitor_player_turret( player );
+		
+		self.owner = undefined;
+		
+		if ( isdefined( player ) )
+		{
+			player.turret = undefined;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+	While player uses turret
+*/
+monitor_player_turret( player )
+{
+	player endon( "death" );
+	player endon( "disconnect" );
+	
+	player.turret = self;
+	self.owner = player;
+	
+	self waittill( "turret_deactivate" );
+}
diff --git a/maps/mp/bots/_bot_internal.gsc b/maps/mp/bots/_bot_internal.gsc
index 46fc2d2..e33c52c 100644
--- a/maps/mp/bots/_bot_internal.gsc
+++ b/maps/mp/bots/_bot_internal.gsc
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ getRemoteBoostTime()
 			
 		case 7:
 			return 500;
-
+			
 		default:
 			return 500;
 	}
@@ -683,6 +683,13 @@ watchPickupGun()
 			continue;
 		}
 		
+		// todo have bots use turrets instead of just kicking them off of it
+		if ( isdefined( self.turret ) )
+		{
+			self thread use( 0.5 );
+			continue;
+		}
+		
 		weap = self getcurrentweapon();
 		
 		if ( weap != "none" && self getammocount( weap ) )