diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/TargetChooser.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/TargetChooser.java
index 9eab1736b11..343ba088d56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/TargetChooser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/TargetChooser.java
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ public class TargetChooser {
 
     public final boolean chooseTargets() {
         Target tgt = getTgt();
-        final boolean canTarget = tgt.doesTarget();
+        final boolean canTarget = tgt == null ? false : tgt.doesTarget();
         final int minTargets = canTarget ? tgt.getMinTargets(getCard(), ability) : 0;
         final int maxTargets = canTarget ? tgt.getMaxTargets(getCard(), ability) : 0;
         final int numTargeted = canTarget ? tgt.getNumTargeted() : 0;