diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
index fee407e2c3c..ec1370a1447 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ public class AiController {
             }
 
             exSA.setTrigger(tr);
+            // need to set TriggeredObject
+            exSA.setTriggeringObject(AbilityKey.Card, card);
+
 
             // for trigger test, need to ignore the conditions
             SpellAbilityCondition cons = exSA.getConditions();