diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/ActivationTable.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/ActivationTable.java
index 26abcae086e..90b2adf640e 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/ActivationTable.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/ActivationTable.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class ActivationTable extends ForwardingTable<SpellAbility, Optional<Stat
         if (root.isTrigger()) {
             original = root.getTrigger().getOverridingAbility();
         } else {
-            original = ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(root.getOriginalAbility(), sa);
+            original = ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(root.getOriginalAbility(), root);
         }
         return original;
     }