diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/BotController.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/BotController.cs
index d87c204a..75cce75b 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/BotController.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/BotController.cs
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ public class BotController(
             return result;
         }
         //Get all bot types as sting array
-        var botTypes = Enum.GetValues<WildSpawnType>().Select(item => item.ToString()).ToList();
+        var botTypes = Enum.GetValues<WildSpawnType>();
         foreach (var botType in botTypes)
         {
             // If bot is usec/bear, swap to different name
             var botTypeLower = _botHelper.IsBotPmc(botType)
                 ? _botHelper.GetPmcSideByRole(botType).ToLower()
-                : botType.ToLower();
+                : nameof(botType).ToLower();
 
             // Get details from db
             if (!botTypesDb.TryGetValue(botTypeLower, out var botDetails))
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class BotController(
                 if (_logger.IsLogEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
                 {
                     _logger.Debug(
-                        $"Unable to find bot: {botTypeLower} in db, copying '{Roles.Assault}'"
+                        $"Unable to find bot: {botTypeLower} in db, copying: '{Roles.Assault}'"
                     );
                 }
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class BotController(
                 continue;
             }
 
-            var botNameKey = botType.ToLower();
+            var botNameKey = nameof(botType).ToLower();
             foreach (var (difficultyName, _) in botDetails.BotDifficulty)
             {
                 // Bot doesn't exist in result, add
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class BotController(
                     result.TryAdd(botNameKey, new Dictionary<string, DifficultyCategories>());
                 }
 
-                // Store all difficulty values in dict keyed by difficulty type e.g. easy/normal/impossible
+                // Store all difficulty values in dict keyed by difficulty type e.g. easy/normal/hard/impossible
                 result[botNameKey]
                     .Add(
                         difficultyName,
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/BotHelper.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/BotHelper.cs
index 0f0e5d61..f6127200 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/BotHelper.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/BotHelper.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Frozen;
 using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Constants;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common.Tables;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Spt.Config;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Utils;
@@ -58,6 +59,16 @@ public class BotHelper(
         return _pmcTypeIds.Contains(botRole?.ToLower());
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Is the passed in bot role a PMC (USEC/Bear/PMC)
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="botRole">bot role to check</param>
+    /// <returns>true if is pmc</returns>
+    public bool IsBotPmc(WildSpawnType botRole)
+    {
+        return botRole is WildSpawnType.pmcBEAR or WildSpawnType.pmcUSEC;
+    }
+
     public bool IsBotBoss(string botRole)
     {
         return !IsBotFollower(botRole)
@@ -193,6 +204,24 @@ public class BotHelper(
         return GetRandomizedPmcSide();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Get the corresponding side when pmcBEAR or pmcUSEC is passed in
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="botRole">role to get side for</param>
+    /// <returns>side (usec/bear)</returns>
+    public string GetPmcSideByRole(WildSpawnType botRole)
+    {
+        switch (botRole)
+        {
+            case WildSpawnType.pmcBEAR:
+                return Sides.Bear;
+            case WildSpawnType.pmcUSEC:
+                return Sides.Usec;
+            default:
+                return GetRandomizedPmcSide();
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Get a randomized PMC side based on bot config value 'isUsec'
     /// </summary>