diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
index 4426492e8c5..242df235f0c 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ public class AbilityUtils {
                 // Count$TriggeredManaSpent
                 if (sq[0].equals("TriggeredManaSpent")) {
                     final SpellAbility root = (SpellAbility) sa.getRootAbility().getTriggeringObject(AbilityKey.SpellAbility);
-                    return root.getTotalManaSpent();
+                    return root == null ? 0 : root.getTotalManaSpent();
                 }
 
                 // Count$Adamant.<Color>.<True>.<False>
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
index 1a7b26f5b8f..b829ed6a052 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
@@ -1278,7 +1278,6 @@ public class PlayerControllerHuman extends PlayerController implements IGameCont
 
         // TODO JAVA 8 use getOrDefault
         for (Card c : player.getAllCards()) {
-
             // Changeling are all creature types, they are not interesting for
             // counting creature types
             if (c.hasStartOfKeyword(Keyword.CHANGELING.toString())) {