diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java
index 49d1dfc2f65..78fb4cc9e18 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ public class GameNew {
             boolean canSideBoard = !isFirstGame && gameType.isSideboardingAllowed() && hasSpareCards;
          
             if (canSideBoard) {
-                myDeck = player.getController().sideboard(psc.getCurrentDeck(), gameType);
+                // This method changes the deck passed as parameter
+                player.getController().sideboard(psc.getCurrentDeck(), gameType);
             } else { 
                 psc.restoreOriginalDeck();
                 myDeck = psc.getCurrentDeck();
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/PlayerStartConditions.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/PlayerStartConditions.java
index 473e9ac9951..48b0606e8f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/PlayerStartConditions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/PlayerStartConditions.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import forge.item.CardPrinted;
 public class PlayerStartConditions {
     private final Deck originalDeck;
     private Deck currentDeck;
-    
+
     private int startingLife = 20;
     private int startingHand = 7;
     private Function<Player, Iterable<Card>> cardsOnBattlefield = null;
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public class PlayerStartConditions {
         return currentDeck;
     }
     
+    public void setCurrentDeck(Deck currentDeck0) {
+        this.currentDeck = currentDeck0; 
+    }
+    
+    
     public final int getStartingLife() {
         return startingLife;
     }