diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/j/JudithCarnageConnoisseur.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/j/JudithCarnageConnoisseur.java
index 4b12813374a..a909d5d45ee 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/j/JudithCarnageConnoisseur.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/j/JudithCarnageConnoisseur.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class JudithCarnageConnoisseurEffect extends ContinuousEffectImpl {
     public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
         Spell spell = game.getSpell(getTargetPointer().getFirst(game, source));
         if (spell == null) {
+            discard();
             return false;
         }