diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
index 8619346af35..2b8d3698a06 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
@@ -1859,12 +1859,14 @@ public class PlayerControllerHuman extends PlayerController implements IGameCont
         }
         final List<String> res = Lists.newArrayListWithCapacity(possibleReplacers.size());
         for (ReplacementEffect r : possibleReplacers)
-            res.add(r.toString());
+            res.add(r.getDescription());
         String prompt = localizer.getMessage("lblChooseFirstApplyReplacementEffect");
-        final String firstStr = first.toString();
-        for (int i = 1; i < possibleReplacers.size(); i++) {
+        final String firstStr = res.get(0);
+        for (int i = 1; i < res.size(); i++) {
             // prompt user if there are multiple different options
-            if (!possibleReplacers.get(i).toString().equals(firstStr)) {
+            if (!res.get(i).equals(firstStr)) {
+                if (!GuiBase.isNetworkplay()) //non network game show more info since they don't need serialization
+                    return getGui().one(prompt, possibleReplacers);
                 int index = res.indexOf(getGui().one(prompt, res));
                 if (index > -1)
                     return possibleReplacers.get(index);
@@ -1883,10 +1885,12 @@ public class PlayerControllerHuman extends PlayerController implements IGameCont
         final List<String> sts = Lists.newArrayListWithCapacity(possibleStatics.size());
         for (StaticAbility s : possibleStatics)
             sts.add(s.toString());
-        final String firstStr = first.toString();
-        for (int i = 1; i < possibleStatics.size(); i++) {
+        final String firstStr = sts.get(0);
+        for (int i = 1; i < sts.size(); i++) {
             // prompt user if there are multiple different options
-            if (!possibleStatics.get(i).toString().equals(firstStr)) {
+            if (!sts.get(i).equals(firstStr)) {
+                if (!GuiBase.isNetworkplay()) //non network game show more info since they don't need serialization
+                    return getGui().one(prompt, possibleStatics);
                 int index = sts.indexOf(getGui().one(prompt, sts));
                 if (index > -1)
                     return possibleStatics.get(index);