diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java
index 756d5a71ce4..95e9fa57c3b 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public final class CardDb implements ICardDatabase, IDeckGenPool {
         }
 
         private static boolean isArtIndex(String s) {
-            return StringUtils.isNumeric(s);
+            return StringUtils.isNumeric(s) && s.length() <= 2 ; // only artIndex between 1-99
         }
 
         private static boolean isSetCode(String s) {
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/card/CardRequestTestCase.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/card/CardRequestTestCase.java
index bf29efa4f84..444e55ab937 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/card/CardRequestTestCase.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/card/CardRequestTestCase.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class CardRequestTestCase {
         request = CardRequest.fromString(requestString);
         assertEquals(request.cardName, cardName);
         assertEquals(request.edition, edition);
-        assertEquals(request.artIndex, IPaperCard.DEFAULT_ART_INDEX);
+        assertEquals(request.artIndex, 20);
         assertEquals(request.collectorNumber, IPaperCard.NO_COLLECTOR_NUMBER);