diff --git a/src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_capture.cpp b/src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_capture.cpp
index 63e80b658..803967de8 100644
--- a/src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_capture.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_capture.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ CNEOBotCtgCapture::CNEOBotCtgCapture( CWeaponGhost *pObjective )
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ActionResult<CNEOBot> CNEOBotCtgCapture::OnStart( CNEOBot *me, Action<CNEOBot> *priorAction )
 {
-	m_captureAttemptTimer.Invalidate();
-	m_repathTimer.Invalidate();
 	m_path.Invalidate();
+	m_repathTimer.Invalidate();
+	m_captureAttemptTimer.Start( 3.0f );
+	m_previousKnownArea = me->GetLastKnownArea();
 	
 	if ( !m_hObjective )
 	{
@@ -52,6 +53,14 @@ ActionResult<CNEOBot> CNEOBotCtgCapture::Update( CNEOBot *me, float interval )
 		return Done( "Ghost was taken by someone else" );
 	}
 
+	// Add more capture time if we progressed to the next NavArea
+    CNavArea *pCurrentKnownArea = me->GetLastKnownArea();
+    if ( pCurrentKnownArea != m_previousKnownArea )
+    {
+        m_captureAttemptTimer.Start( 3.0f );
+        m_previousKnownArea = pCurrentKnownArea;
+    }
+
 	if ( !m_repathTimer.HasStarted() || m_repathTimer.IsElapsed() )
 	{
 		if ( !CNEOBotPathCompute( me, m_path, m_hObjective->GetAbsOrigin(), FASTEST_ROUTE ) )
@@ -64,12 +73,6 @@ ActionResult<CNEOBot> CNEOBotCtgCapture::Update( CNEOBot *me, float interval )
 	}
 	m_path.Update( me );
 
-	if ( !m_captureAttemptTimer.HasStarted() )
-	{
-		// If this timer expires, give up
-		m_captureAttemptTimer.Start( 3.0f );
-	}
-
 	CBaseCombatWeapon *pPrimary = me->Weapon_GetSlot( 0 );
 	if ( pPrimary )
 	{
diff --git a/src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_capture.h b/src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_capture.h
index 324450081..617ceb6a3 100644
--- a/src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_capture.h
+++ b/src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_capture.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class CNEOBotCtgCapture : public Action<CNEOBot>
 
 private:
 	CHandle<CWeaponGhost> m_hObjective;
+	CNavArea *m_previousKnownArea;
 	CountdownTimer m_captureAttemptTimer;
 	CountdownTimer m_repathTimer;
 	PathFollower m_path;