diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
index 7c897c4db79..1cdf55623e9 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
@@ -4865,7 +4865,7 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
 
         altCostSA.setDescription(costDescription);
 
-        if (!params.get("StackDescription").isEmpty()) {
+        if (params.containsKey("StackDescription")) {
             altCostSA.setStackDescription(params.get("StackDescription"));
         }