diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/odyssey/Confessor.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/odyssey/Confessor.java
index 410258b9a9e..ed52650e7a4 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/odyssey/Confessor.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/odyssey/Confessor.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class Confessor extends CardImpl<Confessor> {
         this.toughness = new MageInt(1);
 
         // Whenever a player discards a card, you may gain 1 life.
-        this.addAbility(new SimpleTriggeredAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, EventType.DISCARDED_CARD, new GainLifeEffect(1), "Whenever a player discards a card, ", true));
+        this.addAbility(new SimpleTriggeredAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, EventType.DISCARDED_CARD, new GainLifeEffect(1), "Whenever a player discards a card, ", true, true));
     }
 
     public Confessor(final Confessor card) {
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/common/SimpleTriggeredAbility.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/common/SimpleTriggeredAbility.java
index e5939e98c4c..ce5dfb4130f 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/common/SimpleTriggeredAbility.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/common/SimpleTriggeredAbility.java
@@ -50,13 +50,17 @@ public class SimpleTriggeredAbility extends TriggeredAbilityImpl<SimpleTriggered
     }
 
     public SimpleTriggeredAbility(Zone zone, EventType eventType, Effect effect, String prefix, boolean onlyController) {
-        super(zone, effect);
+        this(zone, eventType, effect, prefix, onlyController, false);
+    }
+
+    public SimpleTriggeredAbility(Zone zone, EventType eventType, Effect effect, String prefix, boolean onlyController, boolean optional) {
+        super(zone, effect, optional);
         this.eventType = eventType;
         this.onlyController = onlyController;
         this.prefix = prefix;
     }
 
-    public SimpleTriggeredAbility(SimpleTriggeredAbility ability) {
+    public SimpleTriggeredAbility(final SimpleTriggeredAbility ability) {
         super(ability);
         this.eventType = ability.eventType;
         this.onlyController = ability.onlyController;