diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
index 045b659cb3e..e7c37276ae2 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
@@ -497,8 +497,9 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
             if (node != this) {
                 sb.append(" ");
             }
-
-            sb.append(node.getDescription().replace("CARDNAME", node.getHostCard().getName()));
+            if (node.getHostCard() != null) {
+                sb.append(node.getDescription().replace("CARDNAME", node.getHostCard().getName()));
+            }
             node = node.getSubAbility();
         }
         return sb.toString();