diff --git a/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp
index 7a29e879..533a5911 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp
@@ -694,13 +694,22 @@ void MessageLogWidget::logSetDoesntUntap(Player *player, CardItem *card, bool do
 
 void MessageLogWidget::logSetPT(Player *player, CardItem *card, QString newPT)
 {
-    if (currentContext == MessageContext_MoveCard)
+    if (currentContext == MessageContext_MoveCard) {
         moveCardPT.insert(card, newPT);
-    else
-        appendHtmlServerMessage(tr("%1 sets PT of %2 to %3.")
-                                    .arg(sanitizeHtml(player->getName()))
-                                    .arg(cardLink(card->getName()))
-                                    .arg(QString("<font color=\"blue\">%1</font>").arg(sanitizeHtml(newPT))));
+    } else {
+        QString name = card->getName();
+        if (name.isEmpty()) {
+            name = QString("<font color=\"blue\">card #%1</font>").arg(sanitizeHtml(QString::number(card->getId())));
+        } else {
+            name = cardLink(name);
+        }
+        if (newPT.isEmpty()) {
+            appendHtmlServerMessage(tr("%1 removes the PT of %2.").arg(sanitizeHtml(player->getName())).arg(name));
+        } else {
+            appendHtmlServerMessage(
+                tr("%1 sets PT of %2 to %3.").arg(sanitizeHtml(player->getName())).arg(name).arg(newPT));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void MessageLogWidget::logSetSideboardLock(Player *player, bool locked)
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/player.cpp b/cockatrice/src/player.cpp
index 12e5c7d5..802b6628 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/player.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/player.cpp
@@ -2514,16 +2514,21 @@ void Player::actResetPT()
     QListIterator<QGraphicsItem *> selected(scene()->selectedItems());
     while (selected.hasNext()) {
         auto *card = static_cast<CardItem *>(selected.next());
-        CardInfoPtr info = card->getInfo();
-        if (!info) {
+        QString ptString;
+        if (!card->getFaceDown()) { // leave the pt empty if the card is face down
+            CardInfoPtr info = card->getInfo();
+            if (info) {
+                ptString = info->getPowTough();
+            }
+        }
+        if (ptString == card->getPT()) {
             continue;
         }
-        auto *cmd = new Command_SetCardAttr;
         QString zoneName = card->getZone()->getName();
+        auto *cmd = new Command_SetCardAttr;
         cmd->set_zone(zoneName.toStdString());
         cmd->set_card_id(card->getId());
         cmd->set_attribute(AttrPT);
-        QString ptString = info->getPowTough();
         cmd->set_attr_value(ptString.toStdString());
         commandList.append(cmd);