diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/r/RavenousSlime.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/r/RavenousSlime.java
index a0b95f69f27..1e59c281c3c 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/r/RavenousSlime.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/r/RavenousSlime.java
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ class RavenousSlimeEffect extends ReplacementEffectImpl {
     @Override
     public boolean replaceEvent(GameEvent event, Ability source, Game game) {
         Player controller = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
-        Permanent sourceCreature = game.getPermanent(source.getSourceId());
-        if (controller == null || sourceCreature == null) {
+        if (controller == null) {
             return false;
         }
         if (((ZoneChangeEvent) event).getFromZone() != Zone.BATTLEFIELD) {
@@ -81,9 +80,8 @@ class RavenousSlimeEffect extends ReplacementEffectImpl {
         }
         int power = permanent.getPower().getValue();
         controller.moveCards(permanent, Zone.EXILED, source, game);
-        return new AddCountersSourceEffect(
-                CounterType.P1P1.createInstance(power)
-        ).apply(game, source);
+        new AddCountersSourceEffect(CounterType.P1P1.createInstance(power)).apply(game, source);
+        return true;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/single/c18/RavenousSlimeTest.java b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/single/c18/RavenousSlimeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa91658d7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/single/c18/RavenousSlimeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+package org.mage.test.cards.single.c18;
+
+import mage.constants.PhaseStep;
+import mage.constants.Zone;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mage.test.serverside.base.CardTestPlayerBase;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author notgreat
+ */
+public class RavenousSlimeTest extends CardTestPlayerBase {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRavenousSlime() {
+        addCustomEffect_TargetDestroy(playerA);
+        addCard(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, playerA, "Ravenous Slime");
+        addCard(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, playerB, "Runeclaw Bear");
+        addCard(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, playerB, "Centaur Courser");
+
+        activateAbility(1, PhaseStep.PRECOMBAT_MAIN, playerA, "target destroy", "Runeclaw Bear");
+        checkPT("Ravenous Slime ate Runeclaw Bear", 1, PhaseStep.BEGIN_COMBAT, playerA, "Ravenous Slime", 3, 3);
+
+        attack(1, playerA, "Ravenous Slime");
+        block(1, playerB, "Centaur Courser", "Ravenous Slime");
+
+        setStrictChooseMode(true);
+        setStopAt(1, PhaseStep.POSTCOMBAT_MAIN);
+        execute();
+
+        assertExileCount(playerB, "Runeclaw Bear", 1);
+        assertExileCount(playerB, "Centaur Courser", 1);
+        assertGraveyardCount(playerA, "Ravenous Slime", 1);
+    }
+}