diff --git a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.Human/src/mage/player/human/HumanPlayer.java b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.Human/src/mage/player/human/HumanPlayer.java
index 7b84686e186..d7c3be3c6de 100644
--- a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.Human/src/mage/player/human/HumanPlayer.java
+++ b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.Human/src/mage/player/human/HumanPlayer.java
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ public class HumanPlayer extends PlayerImpl {
                 required = false;
             }
 
-            UUID responseId = target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game);
+            UUID responseId = required ? target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game) : null;
 
             // responseId is null if a choice couldn't be automatically made
             if (responseId == null) {
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ public class HumanPlayer extends PlayerImpl {
                 required = false;
             }
 
-            UUID responseId = target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game);
+            UUID responseId = required ? target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game) : null;
 
             // responseId is null if a choice couldn't be automatically made
             if (responseId == null) {
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@ public class HumanPlayer extends PlayerImpl {
                 required = false;
             }
 
-            UUID responseId = target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game, possibleTargets);
+            UUID responseId = required ? target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game, possibleTargets)
+                    : null;
 
             if (responseId == null) {
                 Map<String, Serializable> options = getOptions(target, null);
@@ -819,7 +820,8 @@ public class HumanPlayer extends PlayerImpl {
                 required = false;
             }
 
-            UUID responseId = target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game, possibleTargets);
+            UUID responseId = required ? target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game, possibleTargets)
+                    : null;
 
             if (responseId == null) {
                 List<UUID> chosenTargets = target.getTargets();
@@ -894,7 +896,7 @@ public class HumanPlayer extends PlayerImpl {
                 required = false;
             }
 
-            UUID responseId = target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game);
+            UUID responseId = required ? target.tryToAutoChoose(abilityControllerId, source, game) : null;
 
             // responseId is null if a choice couldn't be automatically made
             if (responseId == null) {
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/target/TargetImpl.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/target/TargetImpl.java
index 3d7ddf7f4b7..6d343f62607 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/target/TargetImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/target/TargetImpl.java
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public abstract class TargetImpl implements Target {
                 }
             } else {
                 // Try to autochoosen
-                UUID autoChosenId = tryToAutoChoose(playerId, source, game);
+                UUID autoChosenId = required ? tryToAutoChoose(playerId, source, game) : null;
                 if (autoChosenId != null) {
                     addTarget(autoChosenId, source, game);
                 } else if (!targetController.chooseTarget(outcome, this, source, game)) { // If couldn't autochoose ask player