diff --git a/zone/spells.cpp b/zone/spells.cpp
index 6fe8afeed..aa2c4b2b4 100644
--- a/zone/spells.cpp
+++ b/zone/spells.cpp
@@ -2301,8 +2301,15 @@ bool Mob::SpellFinished(uint16 spell_id, Mob *spell_target, CastingSlot slot, in
 		}
 	}
 
+	//determine the type of spell target we have
+	CastAction_type CastAction;
+	if (!DetermineSpellTargets(spell_id, spell_target, ae_center, CastAction, slot, isproc)) {
+		LogSpells("Spell [{}]: Determine spell targets failure.", spell_id);
+		return(false);
+	}
+
 	//If spell was casted then we already checked these so skip, otherwise check here if being called directly from spell finished.
-	if (!from_casted_spell){
+	if (!from_casted_spell) {
 		if (!DoCastingChecksZoneRestrictions(true, spell_id)) {
 			LogSpells("Spell [{}]: Zone restriction failure.", spell_id);
 			return false;
@@ -2313,13 +2320,6 @@ bool Mob::SpellFinished(uint16 spell_id, Mob *spell_target, CastingSlot slot, in
 		}
 	}
 
-	//determine the type of spell target we have
-	CastAction_type CastAction;
-	if (!DetermineSpellTargets(spell_id, spell_target, ae_center, CastAction, slot, isproc)) {
-		LogSpells("Spell [{}]: Determine spell targets failure.", spell_id);
-		return(false);
-	}
-
 	LogSpells("Spell [{}]: target type [{}], target [{}], AE center [{}]", spell_id, CastAction, spell_target?spell_target->GetName():"NONE", ae_center?ae_center->GetName():"NONE");
 
 	// if a spell has the AEDuration flag, it becomes an AE on target