diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
index d0e727a2bed..2b44c4b720a 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
@@ -3004,7 +3004,7 @@ public static final List<SpellAbility> getSpellsFromPlayEffect(final Card tgtCar
                 sp.setCardState(original);
                 list.add(sp);
             }
-            if (tgtCard.isModal()) {
+            if (tgtCard.isModal() && tgtCard.hasState(CardStateName.Modal)) {
                 collectSpellsForPlayEffect(list, tgtCard.getState(CardStateName.Modal), controller, withAltCost);
             }
         }