diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseCardNameEffect.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseCardNameEffect.java
index db7355976f5..595ed4800ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseCardNameEffect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseCardNameEffect.java
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ public class ChooseCardNameEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
                         Collections.sort(cards);
                             
                         PaperCard cp = GuiChoose.one(message, cards);
-                        if (cp.getMatchingForgeCard().isValid(valid, host.getController(), host)) {
+                        Card instanceForPlayer = cp.toForgeCard(p); // the Card instance for test needs a game to be tested
+                        if (instanceForPlayer.isValid(valid, host.getController(), host)) {
                             host.setNamedCard(cp.getName());
                             ok = true;
                         }