diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotLevelGenerator.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotLevelGenerator.cs
index 6348947f..491316c9 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotLevelGenerator.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotLevelGenerator.cs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public class BotLevelGenerator(
     )
     {
         var levelOverride = botGenerationDetails.LocationSpecificPmcLevelOverride;
+        var playerLevel = botGenerationDetails.PlayerLevel ?? 1;
 
         // Create a min limit PMCs level cannot fall below
         var minPossibleLevel = levelOverride is not null
@@ -95,19 +96,14 @@ public class BotLevelGenerator(
             ? Math.Min(levelOverride.Max, maxAvailableLevel) // Is PMC and have a level override
             : Math.Min(levelDetails.Max, maxAvailableLevel); // Not pmc with override or non-pmc
 
-        // Get min level relative to player if value exists
-        var minLevel = botGenerationDetails.PlayerLevel.HasValue
-            ? botGenerationDetails.PlayerLevel.Value
-                - botGenerationDetails.BotRelativeLevelDeltaMin.Value
-            : 1 - botGenerationDetails.BotRelativeLevelDeltaMin.Value;
+        // Get min level relative to player level
+        // May be negative, is clamped to 1 below
+        var minLevel = playerLevel - botGenerationDetails.BotRelativeLevelDeltaMin;
 
-        // Get max level relative to player if value exists
-        var maxLevel = botGenerationDetails.PlayerLevel.HasValue
-            ? botGenerationDetails.PlayerLevel.Value
-                + botGenerationDetails.BotRelativeLevelDeltaMax.Value
-            : 1 + botGenerationDetails.BotRelativeLevelDeltaMin.Value;
+        // Get max level relative to player level
+        var maxLevel = playerLevel + botGenerationDetails.BotRelativeLevelDeltaMax;
 
-        // Bound the level to the min/max possible
+        // Clamp the level to the min/max possible
         maxLevel = Math.Clamp(maxLevel, minPossibleLevel, maxPossibleLevel);
         minLevel = Math.Clamp(minLevel, minPossibleLevel, maxPossibleLevel);
 
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Bots/BotGenerationDetails.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Bots/BotGenerationDetails.cs
index 3a5d1c6f..af99ef49 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Bots/BotGenerationDetails.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Bots/BotGenerationDetails.cs
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ public record BotGenerationDetails
     ///     Delta of highest level of bot e.g. 50 means 50 levels above player
     /// </summary>
     [JsonPropertyName("botRelativeLevelDeltaMax")]
-    public int? BotRelativeLevelDeltaMax { get; set; }
+    public int BotRelativeLevelDeltaMax { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Delta of lowest level of bot e.g. 50 means 50 levels below player
     /// </summary>
     [JsonPropertyName("botRelativeLevelDeltaMin")]
-    public int? BotRelativeLevelDeltaMin { get; set; }
+    public int BotRelativeLevelDeltaMin { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     How many to create and store