2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 52bf906..53192da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+v16.11.9
+  - fix a bug that did not decrease the npc counter on npc despawn
 v16.5.12
   - add target argument to the getmap() builtin
   - make builtin overrideattack dumber; make scripts handle the logic
diff --git a/src/map/map.cpp b/src/map/map.cpp
index e7b0da8..08d5ceb 100644
--- a/src/map/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map/map.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ int map_delblock(dumb_ptr<block_list> bl)
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (bl->bl_type == BL::NPC)
+        bl->bl_m->npc_num--;
+
     if (bl->bl_type == BL::PC)
         bl->bl_m->users--;