diff --git a/src/game/Spells/SpellMgr.cpp b/src/game/Spells/SpellMgr.cpp
index 942d7fa851e..42bae174315 100644
--- a/src/game/Spells/SpellMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Spells/SpellMgr.cpp
@@ -1996,6 +1996,12 @@ void SpellMgr::LoadSpellScriptTarget()
         bool targetfound = false;
         for (int i = 0; i < MAX_EFFECT_INDEX; ++i)
         {
+            if (spellProto->Effect[i] == SPELL_EFFECT_PERSISTENT_AREA_AURA) // always scriptable
+            {
+                targetfound = true;
+                break;
+            }
+
             if (spellProto->EffectImplicitTargetA[i] == TARGET_UNIT_SCRIPT_NEAR_CASTER ||
                     spellProto->EffectImplicitTargetB[i] == TARGET_UNIT_SCRIPT_NEAR_CASTER ||
                     spellProto->EffectImplicitTargetA[i] == TARGET_LOCATION_SCRIPT_NEAR_CASTER ||