diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
index 8f2c2415017..ec7b67c5631 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
@@ -626,7 +626,9 @@ public class StaticAbility extends CardTraitBase implements IIdentifiable, Clone
     @Override
     public void setHostCard(Card host) {
         super.setHostCard(host);
-        payingTrigSA.setHostCard(host);
+        if (payingTrigSA != null) {
+            payingTrigSA.setHostCard(host);
+        }
     }
 
     public StaticAbility copy(Card host, final boolean lki) {