diff --git a/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/AddNPCCmd.java b/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/AddNPCCmd.java
index e01ef111..495d2517 100644
--- a/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/AddNPCCmd.java
+++ b/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/AddNPCCmd.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class AddNPCCmd extends AbstractDevCmd {
             }
 
         NPC npc = NPC.createNPC(name, contractID,
-                pc.getLoc(), null, true, zone, (short) level, null);
+                pc.getLoc(), null, zone, (short) level, null);
 
         if (npc != null) {
             WorldGrid.addObject(npc, pc);
diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/BuildingManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/BuildingManager.java
index 5c67c430..5633df05 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/BuildingManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/BuildingManager.java
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ public enum BuildingManager {
 
         NPC npc = null;
 
-        npc = NPC.createNPC(pirateName, NpcID.getObjectUUID(), NpcLoc, null, false, zone, (short) rank, building);
+        npc = NPC.createNPC(pirateName, NpcID.getObjectUUID(), NpcLoc, null, zone, (short) rank, building);
 
         if (npc == null)
             return false;
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ public enum BuildingManager {
             return true;
         }
 
-        npc = NPC.createNPC(pirateName, contract.getObjectUUID(), Vector3fImmutable.ZERO, contractOwner.getGuild(), false, zone, (short) rank, building);
+        npc = NPC.createNPC(pirateName, contract.getObjectUUID(), Vector3fImmutable.ZERO, contractOwner.getGuild(), zone, (short) rank, building);
 
         if (npc == null)
             return false;
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/NPC.java b/src/engine/objects/NPC.java
index a1824628..d917237d 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/NPC.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/NPC.java
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ public class NPC extends AbstractCharacter {
     }
 
     private static int serializeExtraRune(NPC npc, int runeID, int cnt, ByteBufferWriter writer) {
+
         writer.putInt(5);
         writer.putInt(0);
         writer.putInt(runeID);
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ public class NPC extends AbstractCharacter {
         return cnt + 1;
     }
 
-    public static NPC createNPC(String name, int contractID, Vector3fImmutable spawn, Guild guild, boolean isMob, Zone parent, short level, Building building) {
+    public static NPC createNPC(String name, int contractID, Vector3fImmutable spawn, Guild guild, Zone parent, short level, Building building) {
 
         NPC newNPC = new NPC();