diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/resources/cards/official/set11/set11-Sites.hjson b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/resources/cards/official/set11/set11-Sites.hjson
index 713bb519d..e73d187a4 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/resources/cards/official/set11/set11-Sites.hjson
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/resources/cards/official/set11/set11-Sites.hjson
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 		effects: [
 			{
 				type: Trigger
-				optional: false
+				optional: true
 				player: free people
 				trigger: {
 					type: startOfPhase