diff --git a/src/Services/BuddyService.cs b/src/Services/BuddyService.cs
index a8d6eef..c3abd93 100644
--- a/src/Services/BuddyService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/BuddyService.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class BuddyService
         if (buddyStatus1 == BuddyStatus.PendingApprovalFromOther && buddyStatus2 == BuddyStatus.PendingApprovalFromSelf)
         {
             messagingService.AddMessageToViking(viking1, viking2, MessageType.Data, MessageTypeID.BuddyList, MessageLevel.WhiteList, "[[Line1]]=[[{{BuddyUserName}} Wants To Add You As A Buddy!]]", "[[Line1]]=[[{{BuddyUserName}} Wants To Add You As A Buddy!]]", "[[Line1]]=[[{{BuddyUserName}} Wants To Add You As A Buddy!]]");
-            mMOClientService.SendCommandToUser(viking2.Uid.ToString(), "SBE", new string[] { "SBE", "-1", viking1.Uid.ToString(), viking2.Uid.ToString(), "1" });
+            if (viking2.GameVersion != ClientVersion.MB) mMOClientService.SendCommandToUser(viking2.Uid.ToString(), "SBE", new string[] { "SBE", "-1", viking1.Uid.ToString(), viking2.Uid.ToString(), "1" }); // don't send SBE in MB due to potential client bug
         }
             
         // return result