diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/replacement/ReplacementHandler.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/replacement/ReplacementHandler.java
index 46289710990..65af3304b1b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/replacement/ReplacementHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/replacement/ReplacementHandler.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 import forge.Card;
 import forge.GameEventType;
 import forge.card.ability.AbilityFactory;
@@ -149,8 +151,10 @@ public class ReplacementHandler {
             chosenRE.setHasRun(true);
             ReplacementResult res = this.executeReplacement(runParams, chosenRE, decider, game);
             if (res != ReplacementResult.NotReplaced) {
-                chosenRE.setHasRun(false);
-                game.getGameLog().add(GameEventType.EFFECT_REPLACED, chosenRE.toString());
+                chosenRE.setHasRun(false);
+                String message = chosenRE.toString();
+                if ( !StringUtils.isEmpty(message))
+                    game.getGameLog().add(GameEventType.EFFECT_REPLACED, chosenRE.toString());
                 return res;
             } else {
                 if (possibleReplacers.size() == 0) {