diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
index 6367e3099fd..c6197eb6e33 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card>, IIdentifiable
         characteristicsMap.put(CardCharacteristicName.FaceDown, CardUtil.getFaceDownCharacteristic(this));
         view.updateChangedColorWords(this);
         view.updateChangedTypes(this);
+        view.updateSickness(this);
     }
 
     public boolean changeToState(final CardCharacteristicName state) {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardView.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardView.java
index 4a27e6ab4fe..f7eaf34f8c5 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardView.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardView.java
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ public class CardView extends GameEntityView {
         return isFirstTurnControlled() && !getOriginal().hasHaste();
     }
     public boolean isSick() {
-        return getZone() == ZoneType.Battlefield && hasSickness();
+        return getZone() == ZoneType.Battlefield && getOriginal().isCreature() && hasSickness();
     }
     void updateSickness(Card c) {
-        set(TrackableProperty.Sickness, c.isInPlay() && c.isSick());
+        set(TrackableProperty.Sickness, c.isFirstTurnControlled());
     }
 
     public boolean isTapped() {