diff --git a/src/core/GameKeyHandler.ttslua b/src/core/GameKeyHandler.ttslua
index adb2d4bf..e3faced4 100644
--- a/src/core/GameKeyHandler.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/GameKeyHandler.ttslua
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ function discardTopDeck(playerColor, hoveredObject)
   else
     takenCard = hoveredObject
   end
-  Wait.frames(function() performDiscard(playerColor, hoveredObject) end, 1)
+  Wait.frames(function() performDiscard(playerColor, takenCard) end, 1)
 end 
 
 -- helper function to get the player to trigger the discard function for