diff --git a/code/game/g_bot.c b/code/game/g_bot.c
index 9b7714a595..6cc3917857 100644
--- a/code/game/g_bot.c
+++ b/code/game/g_bot.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static void G_SpawnBots( char *botList, int baseDelay ) {
 		while( *p && *p == ' ' ) {
 			p++;
 		}
-		if( !p ) {
+		if( !*p ) {
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/code/q3_ui/ui_splevel.c b/code/q3_ui/ui_splevel.c
index e98986651e..d916a53627 100644
--- a/code/q3_ui/ui_splevel.c
+++ b/code/q3_ui/ui_splevel.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void UI_SPLevelMenu_SetBots( void ) {
 		while( *p && *p == ' ' ) {
 			p++;
 		}
-		if( !p ) {
+		if( !*p ) {
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/code/q3_ui/ui_startserver.c b/code/q3_ui/ui_startserver.c
index e8fe7d6fc8..cb09a3b492 100644
--- a/code/q3_ui/ui_startserver.c
+++ b/code/q3_ui/ui_startserver.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ static void ServerOptions_InitBotNames( void ) {
 		while( *p && *p == ' ' ) {
 			p++;
 		}
-		if( !p ) {
+		if( !*p ) {
 			break;
 		}