diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/EffectEffect.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/EffectEffect.java
index b436ac57b6f..31eeb38750c 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/EffectEffect.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/EffectEffect.java
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ public class EffectEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
 
     @Override
     protected String getStackDescription(SpellAbility sa) {
-        return sa.getDescription();
+        // try to use SpellDescription
+        return sa.getParamOrDefault("SpellDescription", "");
     }
 
     /**