diff --git a/tools/editor/sql_exporter.cpp b/tools/editor/sql_exporter.cpp
index 3788c909..582c7eea 100644
--- a/tools/editor/sql_exporter.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/sql_exporter.cpp
@@ -113,9 +113,13 @@ bool SQLExporter::exportCreatures(const std::vector<CreatureSpawn>& spawns,
         uint32_t entry = startEntry + static_cast<uint32_t>(i);
         uint32_t guid = startEntry + static_cast<uint32_t>(i);
 
+        // movementType: 0=stationary, 1=wander, 2=waypoint (patrol).
+        // Patrol with no waypoints would log an error in AzerothCore at
+        // spawn — fall back to stationary so the spawn still appears.
         uint8_t movementType = 0;
         if (s.behavior == CreatureBehavior::Wander) movementType = 1;
-        if (s.behavior == CreatureBehavior::Patrol) movementType = 2;
+        if (s.behavior == CreatureBehavior::Patrol && !s.patrolPath.empty())
+            movementType = 2;
 
         // Editor stores positions in render coords; AzerothCore expects WoW
         // canonical (X=north, Y=west). renderToCanonical handles the swap.