diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/nemesis/TangleWire.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/nemesis/TangleWire.java
index 7942176cb76..f70c0f2fdc1 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/nemesis/TangleWire.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/nemesis/TangleWire.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class TangleWireEffect extends OneShotEffect<TangleWireEffect> {
         target.setRequired(true);
         target.setNotTarget(true);
 
-        if (player.chooseTarget(Outcome.Tap, target, source, game)) {
+        if (amount > 0 && player.chooseTarget(Outcome.Tap, target, source, game)) {
             boolean abilityApplied = false;
 
             for (UUID uuid : target.getTargets()) {