diff --git a/src/server/game/Handlers/PetHandler.cpp b/src/server/game/Handlers/PetHandler.cpp
index aa4ec2f610..ca7adbd4e0 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Handlers/PetHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Handlers/PetHandler.cpp
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ void WorldSession::HandlePetCastSpellOpcode(WorldPackets::Spells::PetCastSpell&
     Spell* spell = new Spell(caster, spellInfo, triggerCastFlags);
     spell->m_fromClient = true;
     std::ranges::copy(petCastSpell.Cast.Misc, std::ranges::begin(spell->m_misc.Raw.Data));
-    spell->m_targets = targets;
+    spell->InitExplicitTargets(targets);
 
     SpellCastResult result = spell->CheckPetCast(nullptr);
 
diff --git a/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.cpp b/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.cpp
index 3e06b1f890..270778d2b7 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Spells/Spell.cpp
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ void Spell::InitExplicitTargets(SpellCastTargets const& targets)
                 unit = m_caster->ToUnit()->GetVictim();
 
             // didn't find anything - let's use self as target
-            if (!unit && neededTargets & (TARGET_FLAG_UNIT_RAID | TARGET_FLAG_UNIT_PARTY | TARGET_FLAG_UNIT_ALLY))
+            if (!unit && (neededTargets & (TARGET_FLAG_UNIT_ENEMY | TARGET_FLAG_UNIT_DEAD | TARGET_FLAG_UNIT_MINIPET | TARGET_FLAG_UNIT_PASSENGER)) == 0)
                 unit = m_caster->ToUnit();
 
             m_targets.SetUnitTarget(unit);