diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/plugins/adapters/MageActionCallback.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/plugins/adapters/MageActionCallback.java
index f4103cd8554a..102de5751ac1 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/plugins/adapters/MageActionCallback.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/plugins/adapters/MageActionCallback.java
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ enum EnlargedWindowState {
     private MageCard prevCardPanel;
     private boolean startedDragging;
     private boolean isDragging; // TODO: remove drag hand code to the hand panels
-    private Point initialCardPos;
-    private Point initialMousePos;
+    private Point initialCardPos = null;
+    private Point initialMousePos = null;
     private final Set<MageCard> draggingCards = new HashSet<>();
 
     public MageActionCallback() {
@@ -351,6 +351,11 @@ public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e, TransferData data) {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (this.initialMousePos == null || this.initialCardPos == null) {
+            // only allow really mouse pressed, e.g. ignore draft/game update on active card draging/pressing
+            return;
+        }
+
         Point mouse = new Point(e.getX(), e.getY());
         SwingUtilities.convertPointToScreen(mouse, data.getComponent());
         if (!isDragging