diff --git a/src/game/Anticheat/WardenAnticheat/Warden.cpp b/src/game/Anticheat/WardenAnticheat/Warden.cpp
index 7a44b3cd00c..cc2ade1889c 100644
--- a/src/game/Anticheat/WardenAnticheat/Warden.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Anticheat/WardenAnticheat/Warden.cpp
@@ -619,15 +619,22 @@ void Warden::HandlePacket(WorldPacket& recvData)
             if (!!m_crk)
                 return;
 
-            // at this point the client has our module loaded.  send whatever packets are necessary to initialize Warden
-            InitializeClient();
+            // in versions before 1.8, the client does not call the module's tick function
+            // this means the client can never respond to any scans, and will time out
+            // it's unlcear if they used different modules that don't require a tick
+            // or if warden was just unfinished and not actually used before 1.8
+            if (m_clientBuild > CLIENT_BUILD_1_7_1)
+            {
+                // at this point the client has our module loaded.  send whatever packets are necessary to initialize Warden
+                InitializeClient();
 
-            // send any initial hack scans that the scan manager may have for us
-            RequestScans(SelectScans(ScanFlags::InitialLogin));
+                // send any initial hack scans that the scan manager may have for us
+                RequestScans(SelectScans(ScanFlags::InitialLogin));
 
-            // begin the scan clock (note that even if the clock expires before any initial scans are answered, no new
-            // checks will be requested until the reply is received).
-            BeginScanClock();
+                // begin the scan clock (note that even if the clock expires before any initial scans are answered, no new
+                // checks will be requested until the reply is received).
+                BeginScanClock();
+            }
 
             break;
         }
diff --git a/src/game/Anticheat/WardenAnticheat/WardenWin.cpp b/src/game/Anticheat/WardenAnticheat/WardenWin.cpp
index 7e90a0372cd..d9ca56b4d77 100644
--- a/src/game/Anticheat/WardenAnticheat/WardenWin.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Anticheat/WardenAnticheat/WardenWin.cpp
@@ -84,17 +84,7 @@ static constexpr struct ClientOffsets
     // Click to move
     uint32 ClickToMovePosition;
 } Offsets[] = {
-    {
-        4695,
-        0x2D66F0,
-        0x21F750, 0x220740, 0x2203C0, 0x226A90,
-        0x225D0,
-        0xA61D84,
-        0xAD5EAC,
-        0x9F5928, 0x3890, 0x0, 0xA8,
-        0xACECF8, 0x228, 0x08,
-        0xA34414
-    },
+    // scanning does not work in versions before 1.8 so no point in defining offsets for them
     {
         4878,
         0x2DB9D0,
diff --git a/src/game/Objects/SpellCaster.cpp b/src/game/Objects/SpellCaster.cpp
index fe5b880f019..191d8770a26 100644
--- a/src/game/Objects/SpellCaster.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Objects/SpellCaster.cpp
@@ -1091,6 +1091,9 @@ float SpellCaster::MeleeDamageBonusDone(Unit const* pVictim, float pdamage, Weap
     // ====================
     float DonePercent   = 1.0f;
 
+    if (!isWeaponDamageBasedSpell && GetTypeId() == TYPEID_UNIT && !(IsPet() && ((Creature*)this)->GetOwnerGuid().IsPlayer()))
+        DonePercent *= Creature::_GetSpellDamageMod(((Creature*)this)->GetCreatureInfo()->rank);
+
     // ..done pct, already included in weapon damage based spells
     if (pUnit && !isWeaponDamageBasedSpell)
     {
@@ -1319,7 +1322,7 @@ float SpellCaster::SpellDamageBonusDone(Unit const* pVictim, SpellEntry const* s
     Item* pWeapon = GetTypeId() == TYPEID_PLAYER ? ((Player*)this)->GetWeaponForAttack(BASE_ATTACK, true, false) : nullptr;
 
     // Creature damage
-    if (GetTypeId() == TYPEID_UNIT && !((Creature*)this)->IsPet())
+    if (GetTypeId() == TYPEID_UNIT && !(IsPet() && ((Creature*)this)->GetOwnerGuid().IsPlayer()))
         DoneTotalMod *= Creature::_GetSpellDamageMod(((Creature*)this)->GetCreatureInfo()->rank);
 
     if (pUnit)