diff --git a/src/game/Player.cpp b/src/game/Player.cpp
index c8ee02338..da003ff80 100644
--- a/src/game/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Player.cpp
@@ -17515,7 +17515,7 @@ void Player::LeaveBattleground(bool teleportToEntryPoint)
         bg->RemovePlayerAtLeave(GetGUID(), teleportToEntryPoint, true);
 
         // call after remove to be sure that player resurrected for correct cast
-        if( bg->isBattleGround() && sWorld.getConfig(CONFIG_BATTLEGROUND_CAST_DESERTER) )
+        if( bg->isBattleGround() && !isGameMaster() && sWorld.getConfig(CONFIG_BATTLEGROUND_CAST_DESERTER) )
         {
             if( bg->GetStatus() == STATUS_IN_PROGRESS || bg->GetStatus() == STATUS_WAIT_JOIN )
                 CastSpell(this, 26013, true);               // Deserter
diff --git a/src/shared/revision_nr.h b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
index 6105c19b7..9fa633605 100644
--- a/src/shared/revision_nr.h
+++ b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef __REVISION_NR_H__
 #define __REVISION_NR_H__
- #define REVISION_NR "7735"
+ #define REVISION_NR "7736"
 #endif // __REVISION_NR_H__