diff --git a/Scripts/Items/Misc/Bola.cs b/Scripts/Items/Misc/Bola.cs
index 16190d33c..9f42dde1c 100644
--- a/Scripts/Items/Misc/Bola.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Items/Misc/Bola.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Server.Items
 					to.SendLocalizedMessage(1040023); // You have been knocked off of your mount!
 				}
 
-				(to as PlayerMobile).SetMountBlock(BlockMountType.Dazed, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), true);
+				(to as PlayerMobile).SetMountBlock(BlockMountType.Dazed, TimeSpan.FromSeconds( Core.ML ? 10 : 3 ), true);
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace Server.Items
 
 			if (Core.AOS && from is PlayerMobile) /* only failsafe, attacker should already be dismounted */
 			{
-				(from as PlayerMobile).SetMountBlock( BlockMountType.BolaRecovery, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), true );
+				(from as PlayerMobile).SetMountBlock( BlockMountType.BolaRecovery, TimeSpan.FromSeconds( Core.ML ? 10 : 3 ), true );
 			}
 
 			to.Damage(1);
diff --git a/Scripts/Mobiles/BaseCreature.cs b/Scripts/Mobiles/BaseCreature.cs
index ce656077f..48c5f2bf2 100644
--- a/Scripts/Mobiles/BaseCreature.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Mobiles/BaseCreature.cs
@@ -5420,20 +5420,24 @@ namespace Server.Mobiles
 				}
 			}
 
-			if( ReturnsToHome && this.IsSpawnerBound() )
+			if (ReturnsToHome && this.IsSpawnerBound() && !this.InRange(Home, RangeHome) )
 			{
-				if( ( Combatant == null ) && ( Warmode == false ) && Utility.RandomDouble() < .10 )  /* some throttling */
+				if ((Combatant == null) && (Warmode == false) && Utility.RandomDouble() < .10)  /* some throttling */
 				{
-					m_FailedReturnHome = !this.Move( GetDirectionTo( Home.X, Home.Y ) ) ? m_FailedReturnHome + 1 : 0;
+					m_FailedReturnHome = !this.Move(GetDirectionTo(Home.X, Home.Y)) ? m_FailedReturnHome + 1 : 0;
 
-					if( m_FailedReturnHome > 5 )
+					if (m_FailedReturnHome > 5)
 					{
-						this.SetLocation( this.Home, true );
+						this.SetLocation(this.Home, true);
 
 						m_FailedReturnHome = 0;
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				m_FailedReturnHome = 0;
+			}
 
 			if ( HasAura && DateTime.Now >= m_NextAura )
 			{