diff --git a/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp b/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp
index 16b185f24b..ef5d26a4e5 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp
@@ -2707,9 +2707,14 @@ void ObjectMgr::LoadInstanceSpawnGroups()
         }
 
         uint16 const instanceMapId = fields[0].GetUInt16();
-        auto& vector = _instanceSpawnGroupStore[instanceMapId];
-        vector.emplace_back();
-        InstanceSpawnGroupInfo& info = vector.back();
+        if (it->second.mapId != instanceMapId)
+        {
+            TC_LOG_ERROR("sql.sql", "Instance spawn group %u specified for instance %u has spawns on a different map %u. Skipped.",
+                spawnGroupId, instanceMapId, it->second.mapId);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        InstanceSpawnGroupInfo& info = _instanceSpawnGroupStore[instanceMapId].emplace_back();
         info.SpawnGroupId = spawnGroupId;
         info.BossStateId = fields[1].GetUInt8();
 
diff --git a/src/server/game/World/World.cpp b/src/server/game/World/World.cpp
index c3041588d7..6c9397d7a3 100644
--- a/src/server/game/World/World.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/World/World.cpp
@@ -1878,9 +1878,6 @@ void World::SetInitialWorldSettings()
     TC_LOG_INFO("server.loading", "Loading Spawn Group Templates...");
     sObjectMgr->LoadSpawnGroupTemplates();
 
-    TC_LOG_INFO("server.loading", "Loading instance spawn groups...");
-    sObjectMgr->LoadInstanceSpawnGroups();
-
     TC_LOG_INFO("server.loading", "Loading Creature Data...");
     sObjectMgr->LoadCreatures();
 
@@ -1908,6 +1905,9 @@ void World::SetInitialWorldSettings()
     TC_LOG_INFO("server.loading", "Loading Spawn Group Data...");
     sObjectMgr->LoadSpawnGroups();
 
+    TC_LOG_INFO("server.loading", "Loading instance spawn groups...");
+    sObjectMgr->LoadInstanceSpawnGroups();
+
     TC_LOG_INFO("server.loading", "Loading GameObject Addon Data...");
     sObjectMgr->LoadGameObjectAddons();                          // must be after LoadGameObjectTemplate() and LoadGameObjects()