diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/t/TormentOfScarabs.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/t/TormentOfScarabs.java
index b3811512f88..c51c101df5b 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/t/TormentOfScarabs.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/t/TormentOfScarabs.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import mage.players.Player;
 import mage.target.Target;
 import mage.target.TargetPermanent;
 import mage.target.TargetPlayer;
-import mage.target.targetpointer.FixedTarget;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -104,11 +103,9 @@ class TormentOfScarabsAbility extends TriggeredAbilityImpl {
 
     @Override
     public boolean checkTrigger(GameEvent event, Game game) {
-        Permanent enchantment = game.getPermanent(this.sourceId);
+        Permanent enchantment = game.getPermanent(this.getSourceId());
         if (enchantment != null && enchantment.getAttachedTo() != null) {
-            Player player = game.getPlayer(enchantment.getAttachedTo());
-            if (player != null && game.getActivePlayerId().equals(player.getId())) {
-                this.getEffects().get(0).setTargetPointer(new FixedTarget(player.getId()));
+            if (game.getActivePlayerId().equals(enchantment.getAttachedTo())) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -140,10 +137,14 @@ class TormentOfScarabsEffect extends OneShotEffect {
 
     @Override
     public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
-        Player enchantedPlayer = game.getPlayer(getTargetPointer().getFirst(game, source));
+        Permanent enchantment = game.getPermanent(source.getSourceId());
+        if (enchantment == null || enchantment.getAttachedTo() == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        Player enchantedPlayer = game.getPlayer(enchantment.getAttachedTo());
         if (enchantedPlayer != null) {
             int permanents = game.getBattlefield().countAll(StaticFilters.FILTER_PERMANENT_NON_LAND, enchantedPlayer.getId(), game);
-            if (permanents > 0 && enchantedPlayer.chooseUse(outcome, "Sacrifices a nonland permanent?",
+            if (permanents > 0 && enchantedPlayer.chooseUse(outcome, "Sacrifice a nonland permanent?",
                     "Otherwise you have to discard a card or lose 3 life.", "Sacrifice", "Discard or life loss", source, game)) {
                 Target target = new TargetPermanent(StaticFilters.FILTER_CONTROLLED_PERMANENT_NON_LAND);
                 if (enchantedPlayer.choose(outcome, target, source.getSourceId(), game)) {