diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/CardImpl.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/CardImpl.java
index 8beaabca2b..d4a1870121 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/CardImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/CardImpl.java
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ public abstract class CardImpl extends MageObjectImpl implements Card {
                 } else if (game.getPlayer(ownerId).getSideboard().contains(this.getId())) {
                     game.getPlayer(ownerId).getSideboard().remove(this.getId());
                     removed = true;
+                } else if (game.getPhase() == null) {
+                    // E.g. Commander of commander game
+                    removed = true;
                 }
                 break;
             case BATTLEFIELD: // for sacrificing permanents or putting to library
@@ -465,7 +468,9 @@ public abstract class CardImpl extends MageObjectImpl implements Card {
                 break;
         }
         if (removed) {
-            game.rememberLKI(lkiObject != null ? lkiObject.getId() : objectId, fromZone, lkiObject != null ? lkiObject : this);
+            if (!fromZone.equals(Zone.OUTSIDE)) {
+                game.rememberLKI(lkiObject != null ? lkiObject.getId() : objectId, fromZone, lkiObject != null ? lkiObject : this);
+            }
         } else {
             logger.warn("Couldn't find card in fromZone, card=" + getIdName() + ", fromZone=" + fromZone);
         }
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/ZonesHandler.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/ZonesHandler.java
index 6a53736d4a..a57df07fac 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/ZonesHandler.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/game/ZonesHandler.java
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ public class ZonesHandler {
         }
         for (ZoneChangeInfo zoneChangeInfo : zoneChangeInfos) {
             placeInDestinationZone(zoneChangeInfo, game);
-            game.addSimultaneousEvent(zoneChangeInfo.event);
+            if (game.getPhase() != null) { // moving cards to zones before game started does not need events
+                game.addSimultaneousEvent(zoneChangeInfo.event);
+            }
         }
         return zoneChangeInfos;
     }