diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/AbilityFactorySacrifice.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/AbilityFactorySacrifice.java
index dc7fa0b13da..4e8aeb28973 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/AbilityFactorySacrifice.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/AbilityFactorySacrifice.java
@@ -482,6 +482,9 @@ public class AbilityFactorySacrifice {
             CardList sacList = null;
             for (final Player p : tgts) {
                 if (p.isComputer()) {
+                    if (params.containsKey("Optional") && sa.getActivatingPlayer().isHuman()) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
                     sacList = AbilityFactorySacrifice.sacrificeAI(p, amount, valid, sa, destroy);
                 } else {
                     sacList = AbilityFactorySacrifice.sacrificeHuman(p, amount, valid, sa, destroy,