diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseGenericEffect.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseGenericEffect.java
index 58d326625cf..e1c469bca75 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseGenericEffect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseGenericEffect.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ChooseGenericEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
             choices.put(s, theseParams.get("ChoiceDescription"));
         }
 
-        final List<Player> tgtPlayers = getTargetPlayers(sa);
+        final List<Player> tgtPlayers = getDefinedPlayersBeforeTargetOnes(sa);
 
         final Target tgt = sa.getTarget();