diff --git a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/MageServerImpl.java b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/MageServerImpl.java
index 3e5ac7875ec..2873825a7be 100644
--- a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/MageServerImpl.java
+++ b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/MageServerImpl.java
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ public class MageServerImpl implements MageServer {
                 throw new MageException("Wrong client version " + version + ", expecting version " + Main.getVersion());
             }
             if (!adminPassword.equals(this.adminPassword)) {
+                Thread.sleep(3000);
                 throw new MageException("Wrong password");
             }
             return managerFactory.sessionManager().connectAdmin(sessionId);
diff --git a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/Session.java b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/Session.java
index eda0f133924..b35b83c4bd8 100644
--- a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/Session.java
+++ b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/Session.java
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ public class Session {
         }
         returnMessage = connectUserHandling(userName, password);
         if (returnMessage != null) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(3000);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                logger.fatal("waiting of error message had failed", e);
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+            }
             sendErrorMessageToClient(returnMessage);
         }
         return returnMessage;
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/s/SanctumPrelate.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/s/SanctumPrelate.java
index 633ea117ca3..ade789dccb0 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/s/SanctumPrelate.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/s/SanctumPrelate.java
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ class ChooseNumberEffect extends OneShotEffect {
 
 class SanctumPrelateReplacementEffect extends ContinuousRuleModifyingEffectImpl {
 
-    Integer choiceValue;
-
     public SanctumPrelateReplacementEffect() {
         super(Duration.WhileOnBattlefield, Outcome.Detriment);
         staticText = "Noncreature spells with mana value equal to the chosen number can't be cast";
@@ -120,10 +118,10 @@ class SanctumPrelateReplacementEffect extends ContinuousRuleModifyingEffectImpl
 
     @Override
     public boolean applies(GameEvent event, Ability source, Game game) {
-        choiceValue = (Integer) game.getState().getValue(source.getSourceId().toString());
+        Integer choiceValue = (Integer) game.getState().getValue(source.getSourceId().toString());
         Spell spell = game.getStack().getSpell(event.getTargetId());
 
-        if (spell != null && !spell.isCreature(game)) {
+        if (spell != null && !spell.isCreature(game) && choiceValue != null) {
             return spell.getManaValue() == choiceValue;
         }
         return false;