diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/portalthreekingdoms/ImperialRecruiter.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/portalthreekingdoms/ImperialRecruiter.java
index a7c5c68f80a..6ed1dcd9de6 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/portalthreekingdoms/ImperialRecruiter.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/portalthreekingdoms/ImperialRecruiter.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ package mage.sets.portalthreekingdoms;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import mage.MageInt;
 import mage.abilities.common.EntersBattlefieldTriggeredAbility;
-import mage.abilities.effects.common.search.SearchLibraryPutInPlayEffect;
+import mage.abilities.effects.common.search.SearchLibraryPutInHandEffect;
 import mage.cards.CardImpl;
 import mage.constants.CardType;
 import mage.constants.Rarity;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ImperialRecruiter extends CardImpl<ImperialRecruiter> {
         this.toughness = new MageInt(1);
 
         // When Imperial Recruiter enters the battlefield, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
-        this.addAbility(new EntersBattlefieldTriggeredAbility(new SearchLibraryPutInPlayEffect(new TargetCardInLibrary(filter), false, true)));
+        this.addAbility(new EntersBattlefieldTriggeredAbility(new SearchLibraryPutInHandEffect(new TargetCardInLibrary(filter), true, true)));
     }
 
     public ImperialRecruiter(final ImperialRecruiter card) {