diff --git a/res/eressea/spells.xml b/res/eressea/spells.xml
index 2adc132e5..859dea5bb 100644
--- a/res/eressea/spells.xml
+++ b/res/eressea/spells.xml
@@ -411,10 +411,10 @@
   <spell name="sparkledream" rank="5" parameters="u" los="true" ship="true" variable="true">
     <resource name="aura" amount="1" cost="level"/>
   </spell>
-  <spell name="pull_astral" rank="7" parameters="ru+" variable="true" target_global="true">
+  <spell name="pull_astral" rank="7" parameters="ru+" variable="true" globaltarget="true">
     <resource name="aura" amount="2" cost="level"/>
   </spell>
-  <spell name="fetch_astral" rank="7" parameters="u+" variable="true" target_global="true">
+  <spell name="fetch_astral" rank="7" parameters="u+" variable="true" globaltarget="true">
     <resource name="aura" amount="2" cost="level"/>
   </spell>
   <spell name="shockwave" rank="5" variable="true" combat="2">
diff --git a/src/magic.c b/src/magic.c
index e6bb36002..1b41b87af 100644
--- a/src/magic.c
+++ b/src/magic.c
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ verify_ship(region * r, unit * mage, const spell * sp, spllprm * spobj,
 {
     ship *sh = findship(spobj->data.i);
 
-    if (sh != NULL && sh->region != r && (sp->sptyp & SEARCHLOCAL)) {
+    if (sh != NULL && sh->region != r && (sp->sptyp & GLOBALTARGET) == 0) {
         /* Burg muss in gleicher Region sein */
         sh = NULL;
     }
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ verify_building(region * r, unit * mage, const spell * sp, spllprm * spobj,
 {
     building *b = findbuilding(spobj->data.i);
 
-    if (b != NULL && b->region != r && (sp->sptyp & SEARCHLOCAL)) {
+    if (b != NULL && b->region != r && (sp->sptyp & GLOBALTARGET) == 0) {
         /* Burg muss in gleicher Region sein */
         b = NULL;
     }
@@ -1552,14 +1552,15 @@ verify_unit(region * r, unit * mage, const spell * sp, spllprm * spobj,
     default:
         assert(!"shouldn't happen, this");
     }
-    if (u != NULL && (sp->sptyp & SEARCHLOCAL)) {
-        if (u->region != r)
-            u = NULL;
-        else if (sp->sptyp & TESTCANSEE) {
+    if (u != NULL) {
+        if (u->region == r) {
             if (!cansee(mage->faction, r, u, 0) && !ucontact(u, mage)) {
                 u = NULL;
             }
         }
+        else if ((sp->sptyp & GLOBALTARGET) == 0) {
+            u = NULL;
+        }
     }
 
     if (u == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/magic.h b/src/magic.h
index ae43fd5af..9118a546b 100644
--- a/src/magic.h
+++ b/src/magic.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NOTFAMILIARCAST (1<<12)
 #define TESTRESISTANCE  (1<<13) /* alle Zielobjekte (u, s, b, r) auf
                                        Magieresistenz prüfen */
-#define SEARCHLOCAL     (1<<14) /* Ziel muss in der target_region sein */
+#define GLOBALTARGET    (1<<14) /* Ziel muss in der target_region sein */
 #define TESTCANSEE      (1<<15) /* alle Zielunits auf cansee prüfen */
 #define ANYTARGET       (UNITSPELL|REGIONSPELL|BUILDINGSPELL|SHIPSPELL) /* wirkt auf alle objekttypen (unit, ship, building, region) */
 
diff --git a/src/xmlreader.c b/src/xmlreader.c
index dcf51707b..35b4b328e 100644
--- a/src/xmlreader.c
+++ b/src/xmlreader.c
@@ -1169,8 +1169,6 @@ static int parse_spells(xmlDocPtr doc)
             sp->rank = (char)xml_ivalue(node, "rank", 0);
             if (xml_bvalue(node, "los", false))
                 sp->sptyp |= TESTCANSEE;        /* must see or have contact */
-            if (!xml_bvalue(node, "target_global", false))
-                sp->sptyp |= SEARCHLOCAL;       /* must be in same region */
             if (xml_bvalue(node, "ship", false))
                 sp->sptyp |= ONSHIPCAST;
             if (xml_bvalue(node, "ocean", false))
@@ -1180,6 +1178,8 @@ static int parse_spells(xmlDocPtr doc)
             if (xml_bvalue(node, "variable", false))
                 sp->sptyp |= SPELLLEVEL;
 
+            if (xml_bvalue(node, "globaltarget", false))
+                sp->sptyp |= GLOBALTARGET;       /* target need not be in same region */
             if (xml_bvalue(node, "buildingtarget", false))
                 sp->sptyp |= BUILDINGSPELL;
             if (xml_bvalue(node, "shiptarget", false))