diff --git a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/systems/event_perk/promoter_hotel_spawner.java b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/systems/event_perk/promoter_hotel_spawner.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ca1597518..45c0ecd68
--- a/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/systems/event_perk/promoter_hotel_spawner.java
+++ b/sku.0/sys.server/compiled/game/script/systems/event_perk/promoter_hotel_spawner.java
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 package script.systems.event_perk;
 
-import script.*;
-import script.base_class.*;
-import script.combat_engine.*;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Hashtable;
-import java.util.Vector;
-import script.base_script;
-
 import script.library.create;
 import script.library.locations;
+import script.location;
+import script.obj_id;
 
 public class promoter_hotel_spawner extends script.base_script
 {
@@ -21,7 +15,7 @@ public class promoter_hotel_spawner extends script.base_script
         if (!hasObjVar(self, "event_perk.promoter"))
         {
             location here = getLocation(self);
-            String myPlanet = getCurrentSceneName();
+            // String myPlanet = getCurrentSceneName();
             String myCity = locations.getCityName(here);
             obj_id spawnCell = getCellId(self, "r10");
             location spawnPoint = getLocation(self);
@@ -33,16 +27,14 @@ public class promoter_hotel_spawner extends script.base_script
             {
                 return SCRIPT_CONTINUE;
             }
-            obj_id template = create.object("object/tangible/ground_spawning/area_spawner.iff", spawnPoint);
+            // there's a special NPC (Zekka Thyne) in the Coronet hotel so avoid spawning the promoter on top of him.
+            if(myCity.equals("coronet")) {
+                spawnPoint.x = -25.3f;
+                spawnPoint.y = 1.6f;
+                spawnPoint.z = -5.5f;
+            }
+            obj_id template = create.object("object/tangible/spawning/static_npc/event_promoter_neutral.iff", spawnPoint);
             setObjVar(self, "event_perk.promoter", template);
-            setObjVar(template, "spawns", "commoner");
-            setObjVar(template, "npc_name", "An Event Promoter");
-            setObjVar(template, "quest_script", "systems.event_perk.promoter");
-            setObjVar(template, "promoter_type", "neutral");
-            String spawnerObjName = "spawning: hotel_promoter_spawner_neutral";
-            setName(template, spawnerObjName);
-            attachScript(template, "systems.event_perk.promoter_spawner");
-            return SCRIPT_CONTINUE;
         }
         return SCRIPT_CONTINUE;
     }