diff --git a/src/mod-player-bot-level-brackets.cpp b/src/mod-player-bot-level-brackets.cpp
index 7efd4e6..d364320 100644
--- a/src/mod-player-bot-level-brackets.cpp
+++ b/src/mod-player-bot-level-brackets.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ static bool   g_IgnoreFriendListed = true;
 // Real player weight to boost bracket contributions.
 static float g_RealPlayerWeight = 1.0f;
 
+// Array for character social list friends
+std::vector<int> SocialFriendsList;
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Loads the configuration from the config file.
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -106,6 +109,37 @@ static void LoadBotLevelBracketsConfig()
     ClampAndBalanceBrackets();
 }
 
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Loads the friend guid(s) from character_social into array
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
+static void LoadSocialFriendList()
+{
+    SocialFriendsList.clear();
+    QueryResult result = CharacterDatabase.Query("SELECT friend FROM character_social WHERE flags = 1");
+
+    if (!result)
+        return;
+
+    if (result->GetRowCount() == 0)
+        return;
+
+    if (g_BotDistFullDebugMode)
+    {
+        LOG_INFO("server.loading", "[BotLevelBrackets] Fetching Social Friend List GUIDs into array");
+    }
+
+    do
+    {
+        uint32 socialFriendGUID = result->Fetch()->Get<uint32>();
+        SocialFriendsList.push_back(socialFriendGUID);
+        if (g_BotDistFullDebugMode)
+        {
+            LOG_INFO("server.load", "[BotLevelBrackets] Adding GUID {} to Social Friend List", socialFriendGUID);
+        }
+    } while (result->NextRow());
+
+}
+
 // Returns the index of the level range bracket that the given level belongs to.
 // If the bot is out of range, it returns -1
 static int GetLevelRangeIndex(uint8 level, uint8 teamID)
@@ -422,18 +456,22 @@ static bool IsBotSafeForLevelReset(Player* bot)
     }
     // Lets ignore bots that have human friends
     if (g_IgnoreFriendListed)
-    {        
-        QueryResult result = CharacterDatabase.Query("SELECT COUNT(friend) FROM character_social WHERE friend IN (SELECT guid FROM characters WHERE name ='{}') and flags = 1", bot->GetName());
-        uint32 friendCount = 0;
-        friendCount = result->Fetch()->Get<uint32>();       
-        
-        if (friendCount >= 1)
+    {   
+        for(auto i = 0; i < SocialFriendsList.size(); i++)      
         {
             if (g_BotDistFullDebugMode)
             {
-                LOG_INFO("server.loading", "[BotLevelBrackets] Bot {} (Level {}) is on a Real Player's friends list", bot->GetName(), bot->GetLevel());
+                LOG_INFO("server.loading", "[BotLevelBrackets] Check bot {} against SocialFriendsList Array Character GUID {}", bot->GetName(), SocialFriendsList[i]);
+            }
+
+            if (SocialFriendsList[i] == bot->GetGUID().GetRawValue())
+            {
+                if (g_BotDistFullDebugMode)
+                {
+                    LOG_INFO("server.loading", "[BotLevelBrackets] Bot {} (Level {}) is on a Real Player's friends list", bot->GetName(), bot->GetLevel());
+                }
+                return false;
             }
-            return false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -557,6 +595,7 @@ public:
     void OnStartup() override
     {
         LoadBotLevelBracketsConfig();
+        LoadSocialFriendList();
         if (!g_BotLevelBracketsEnabled)
         {
             LOG_INFO("server.loading", "[BotLevelBrackets] Module disabled via configuration.");
@@ -582,7 +621,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (!g_BotLevelBracketsEnabled)
             return;
-
+        
         m_timer += diff;
         m_flaggedTimer += diff;
 
@@ -592,7 +631,7 @@ public:
             if (g_BotDistFullDebugMode)
             {
                 LOG_INFO("server.loading", "[BotLevelBrackets] Pending Level Resets Triggering.");
-            }
+            }            
             ProcessPendingLevelResets();
             m_flaggedTimer = 0;
         }
@@ -602,6 +641,9 @@ public:
             return;
         m_timer = 0;
 
+        // Refresh Social Friends List Array
+        LoadSocialFriendList();
+
         // Dynamic distribution: recalc desired percentages based on non-bot players.
         if (g_UseDynamicDistribution)
         {