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title: "My lobby is not full of bots"
description: "Why you sometimes end up in a normal match instead of a bot lobby and how to fix it."
canonical: https://fnlb.net/support/troubleshooting/lobby-not-bots
markdown: https://fnlb.net/support/troubleshooting/lobby-not-bots.md
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# My lobby is not full of bots

Why you sometimes end up in a normal match instead of a bot lobby and how to fix it.

## Checklist

- Invite **only one** bot
- Use a new, level 1 bot account
- Queue into **BR or Zero Build** duos, trios or squads
- Set matchmaking to **No Fill**
- Avoid Ranked, LTMs, Fortnite OG and creative modes
- Wait for the bot to fully load in before readying up

## Why it happens

A bot lobby needs a single brand new bot as the matchmaking anchor. If the bot is not new, there are extra bots, matchmaking is set to Fill, or the mode is unsupported, matchmaking falls back to a normal game.

The bot also enforces some of this for you: it turns fill off when it owns the party, warns about extra bots, and refuses unsupported modes.

## Try again

Back out of the match and rebuild the party, waiting until the bot has fully loaded before readying up.

More detail: [How to get into a Fortnite bot lobby](https://fnlb.net/support/bot-setup/bot-lobbies.md).