diff --git a/code/game/g_bot.c b/code/game/g_bot.c
index 4d3eb612..2c363ebd 100644
--- a/code/game/g_bot.c
+++ b/code/game/g_bot.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void G_AddRandomBot( int team ) {
 	skill = trap_Cvar_VariableValue( "g_spSkill" );
 	if (team == TEAM_RED) teamstr = "red";
 	else if (team == TEAM_BLUE) teamstr = "blue";
-	else teamstr = "";
+	else teamstr = "free";
 	Q_strncpyz(netname, value, sizeof(netname));
 	Q_CleanStr(netname);
 	trap_SendConsoleCommand( EXEC_INSERT, va("addbot %s %f %s %i\n", netname, skill, teamstr, 0) );