diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/d/Duplicant.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/d/Duplicant.java
index 096f112bfcf..11ddbf3300f 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/d/Duplicant.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/d/Duplicant.java
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ class DuplicantExileTargetEffect extends OneShotEffect {
         Permanent permanent = game.getPermanent(targetPointer.getFirst(game, source));
         MageObject sourceObject = source.getSourceObject(game);
         if (permanent != null && sourceObject instanceof Permanent) {
-            if (permanent.moveToExile(null, null, source.getSourceId(), game)) {
-                ((Permanent) sourceObject).imprint(permanent.getId(), game);
+            if (permanent.moveToExile(null, null, source.getSourceId(), game)
+                    && ((Permanent) sourceObject).imprint(permanent.getId(), game)) {
                 ((Permanent) sourceObject).addInfo("imprint", "[Imprinted card - " + permanent.getName() + ']', game);
             }
             return true;
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/Exile.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/Exile.java
index 101b95dd676..dabd39a1281 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/Exile.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/Exile.java
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ public class Exile implements Serializable, Copyable<Exile> {
         return new Exile(this);
     }
 
+    public boolean containsId(UUID cardId, Game game) {
+        for (Card card : getAllCards(game)) {
+            if (card.getId().equals(cardId)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public void clear() {
         for (ExileZone exile : exileZones.values()) {
             exile.clear();
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/permanent/PermanentImpl.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/permanent/PermanentImpl.java
index e145144f62b..106e61bcdf2 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/permanent/PermanentImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/permanent/PermanentImpl.java
@@ -1210,6 +1210,9 @@ public abstract class PermanentImpl extends CardImpl implements Permanent {
 
     @Override
     public boolean imprint(UUID imprintedCard, Game game) {
+        if (!game.getExile().containsId(imprintedCard, game)){
+            return false;
+        }
         if (connectedCards.containsKey("imprint")) {
             this.connectedCards.get("imprint").add(imprintedCard);
         } else {