diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/costs/common/PayLoyaltyCost.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/costs/common/PayLoyaltyCost.java
index 6248f161c39..16c0c4d959a 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/costs/common/PayLoyaltyCost.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/costs/common/PayLoyaltyCost.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class PayLoyaltyCost extends CostImpl {
     @Override
     public boolean canPay(Ability ability, UUID sourceId, UUID controllerId, Game game) {
         Permanent planeswalker = game.getPermanent(sourceId);
-        return planeswalker.getCounters().getCount(CounterType.LOYALTY) + amount >= 0 && planeswalker.canLoyaltyBeUsed(game);
+        return planeswalker != null && planeswalker.getCounters().getCount(CounterType.LOYALTY) + amount >= 0 && planeswalker.canLoyaltyBeUsed(game);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/costs/common/RemoveCountersSourceCost.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/costs/common/RemoveCountersSourceCost.java
index 40272624815..4e035be6259 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/costs/common/RemoveCountersSourceCost.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/costs/common/RemoveCountersSourceCost.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class RemoveCountersSourceCost extends CostImpl {
     @Override
     public boolean canPay(Ability ability, UUID sourceId, UUID controllerId, Game game) {
         Permanent permanent = game.getPermanent(sourceId);
-        if (permanent.getCounters().getCount(name) >= amount) {
+        if (permanent != null && permanent.getCounters().getCount(name) >= amount) {
             return true;
         }
         return false;