diff --git a/src/server/game/Maps/Map.cpp b/src/server/game/Maps/Map.cpp
index d351c1d6f39..63f75038f92 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Maps/Map.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Maps/Map.cpp
@@ -3313,6 +3313,7 @@ bool Map::SpawnGroupSpawn(uint32 groupId, bool ignoreRespawn, bool force, std::v
         return false;
     }
 
+    SetSpawnGroupActive(groupId, true); // start processing respawns for the group
     for (auto& pair : sObjectMgr->GetSpawnDataForGroup(groupId))
     {
         SpawnData const* data = pair.second;
@@ -3363,7 +3364,6 @@ bool Map::SpawnGroupSpawn(uint32 groupId, bool ignoreRespawn, bool force, std::v
             return false;
         }
     }
-    SetSpawnGroupActive(groupId, true); // start processing respawns for the group
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/game/Maps/MapInstanced.cpp b/src/server/game/Maps/MapInstanced.cpp
index a766652feb7..0e8cbe28d63 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Maps/MapInstanced.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Maps/MapInstanced.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ Map* MapInstanced::CreateInstanceForPlayer(uint32 mapId, Player* player, uint32
             if (loginInstanceId) // if the player has a saved instance id on login, we either use this instance or relocate him out (return null)
             {
                 map = FindInstanceMap(loginInstanceId);
-                return (map && map->GetId() == GetId()) ? map : nullptr; // is this check necessary? or does MapInstanced only find instances of itself?
+                if (!map && pSave && pSave->GetInstanceId() == loginInstanceId)
+                    map = CreateInstance(loginInstanceId, pSave, pSave->GetDifficulty());
+                return map;
             }
 
             InstanceGroupBind* groupBind = nullptr;