diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/a/ArtisticRefusal.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/a/ArtisticRefusal.java
index eb08568eda7..d27275cb7f3 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/a/ArtisticRefusal.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/a/ArtisticRefusal.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public final class ArtisticRefusal extends CardImpl {
 
         // Choose one or both --
         this.getSpellAbility().getModes().setMinModes(1);
-        this.getSpellAbility().getModes().setMinModes(2);
+        this.getSpellAbility().getModes().setMaxModes(2);
 
         // * Counter target spell.
         this.getSpellAbility().addEffect(new CounterTargetEffect());
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java
index 1b8ab1f5e8a..527daef39ca 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java
@@ -937,6 +937,21 @@ public abstract class AbilityImpl implements Ability {
     @Override
     public void addMode(Mode mode) {
         getModes().addMode(mode);
+
+        // runtime check: modes must have good settings
+        int currentMin = getModes().getMinModes();
+        int currentMax = getModes().getMaxModes(null, null);
+        boolean isFine = true;
+        if (currentMin < 0 || currentMax < 0) {
+            isFine = false;
+        }
+        if (currentMin > 0 && currentMin > currentMax) {
+            isFine = false;
+        }
+        if (!isFine) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Wrong code usage: you must setup correct min and max modes (%d, %d) for %s",
+                    currentMin, currentMax, this));
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/Modes.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/Modes.java
index 3be3e125bdb..06486c574c9 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/Modes.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/Modes.java
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@ public class Modes extends LinkedHashMap<UUID, Mode> {
             } else if (this.getMinModes() == this.getMaxModes(null, null)) {
                 sb.append(CardUtil.numberToText(this.getMinModes()));
             } else {
-                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("no text available for this selection of min and max modes");
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException(String.format("no text available for this selection of min and max modes (%d and %d)",
+                        this.getMinModes(), this.getMaxModes(null, null)));
             }
         } else {
             sb.append(chooseText);