diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
index 9ba86f9e5b8..73e905f9e22 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
@@ -1683,7 +1683,14 @@ public class AbilityUtils {
             val = ((SpellAbility) ability).getSVar(sVarName);
         }
         if (StringUtils.isEmpty(val)) {
-            val = ability.getHostCard().getSVar(sVarName);
+            Card host = null;
+            if (ability instanceof SpellAbility) {
+                host = ((SpellAbility) ability).getOriginalHost();
+            }
+            if (host == null) {
+                host = ability.getHostCard();
+            }
+            val = host.getSVar(sVarName);
         }
         if (!ability.isIntrinsic() || StringUtils.isEmpty(val)) {
             return val;