diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index fc90ff6ad..c4e0bc6fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -82,4 +82,5 @@
 - Add proper sound effects for the explorer's ring and fix leaf-bladed sword's sound effects.
 - Fix wine of zamorak pickup interaction.
 - Static clue drop ids replaced with their level appropriate proxy values
-- Fix a bug where clue scrolls were rerolled to easy for most NPCs
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+- Fix a bug where clue scrolls were rerolled to easy for most NPCs
+- Allow renewing summoning familiars, and make bobs drop items on dismissal even if their owners are ironmen.
diff --git a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/BurdenBeast.java b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/BurdenBeast.java
index 34e3c8128..23a9b451d 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/BurdenBeast.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/BurdenBeast.java
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ public abstract class BurdenBeast extends Familiar {
 		if (owner.getInterfaceManager().hasMainComponent(671)) {
 			owner.getInterfaceManager().close();
 		}
-		if (!owner.getIronmanManager().isIronman()) {
-			for (Item item : container.toArray()) {
-				if (item != null) {
-					GroundItemManager.create(new GroundItem(item, location, 500, owner));
-				}
-			}
-		}
+
+        for (Item item : container.toArray()) {
+            if (item != null) {
+                GroundItemManager.create(new GroundItem(item, location, 500, owner));
+            }
+        }
+
 		container.clear();
 		super.dismiss();
 	}
@@ -209,4 +209,4 @@ public abstract class BurdenBeast extends Familiar {
 		return container;
 	}
 
-}
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+}
diff --git a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/Familiar.java b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/Familiar.java
index f418ac465..44be7a43a 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/Familiar.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/Familiar.java
@@ -311,13 +311,20 @@ public abstract class Familiar extends NPC implements Plugin<Object> {
 		}
 	}
 
+    public void refreshTimer() {
+        ticks = maximumTicks;
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Sends the time remaining.
 	 */
 	private void sendTimeRemaining() {
-		int minutes = (int) Math.ceil(ticks * 0.01);
-		int hash = minutes << 7 | ((ticks - (minutes * 100)) > 49 ? 1 : 0) << 6;
-		owner.getConfigManager().set(1176, hash);
+		int minutes = ticks / 100;
+        int centiminutes = ticks % 100;
+        owner.varpManager.get(1176)
+            .setVarbit(7, minutes)
+            .setVarbit(6, centiminutes > 49 ? 1 : 0)
+            .send(owner);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/FamiliarManager.java b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/FamiliarManager.java
index 122f4d212..c22e7b7b3 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/FamiliarManager.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/node/entity/skill/summoning/familiar/FamiliarManager.java
@@ -126,9 +126,14 @@ public final class FamiliarManager {
 	 * @param deleteItem we should delete the item.
 	 */
 	public void summon(Item item, boolean pet, boolean deleteItem) {
+        boolean renew = false;
 		if (hasFamiliar()) {
-			player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("You already have a follower.");
-			return;
+            if(familiar.getPouchId() == item.getId()) {
+                renew = true;
+            } else {
+                player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("You already have a follower.");
+                return;
+            }
 		}
 		if (player.getZoneMonitor().isRestricted(ZoneRestriction.FOLLOWERS) && !player.getLocks().isLocked("enable_summoning")) {
 			player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("This is a Summoning-free area.");
@@ -151,24 +156,30 @@ public final class FamiliarManager {
 			return;
 		}
 		final int npcId = pouch.getNpcId();
-		Familiar fam = FAMILIARS.get(npcId);
+		Familiar fam = !renew ? FAMILIARS.get(npcId) : familiar;
 		if (fam == null) {
 			player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("Invalid familiar " + npcId + " - report on 2009scape github");
 			return;
 		}
-		fam = fam.construct(player, npcId);
-		if (fam.getSpawnLocation() == null) {
-			player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("The spirit in this pouch is too big to summon here. You will need to move to a larger");
-			player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("area.");
-			return;
-		}
+        if(!renew) {
+            fam = fam.construct(player, npcId);
+            if (fam.getSpawnLocation() == null) {
+                player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("The spirit in this pouch is too big to summon here. You will need to move to a larger");
+                player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("area.");
+                return;
+            }
+        }
 		if (!player.getInventory().remove(item)) {
 			return;
 		}
 		player.getSkills().updateLevel(Skills.SUMMONING, -pouch.getSummonCost(), 0);
 		player.getSkills().addExperience(Skills.SUMMONING, pouch.getSummonExperience());
-		familiar = fam;
-		spawnFamiliar();
+        if(!renew) {
+            familiar = fam;
+            spawnFamiliar();
+        } else {
+            familiar.refreshTimer();
+        }
 		if (player.getSkullManager().isWilderness()) {
 			player.getAppearance().sync();
 		}
@@ -500,4 +511,4 @@ public final class FamiliarManager {
 	public Map<Integer, PetDetails> getPetDetails() {
 		return petDetails;
 	}
-}
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+}