diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/ActivateIfConditionActivatedAbility.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/ActivateIfConditionActivatedAbility.java
index 2d6fe3a254e..425baedf81a 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/ActivateIfConditionActivatedAbility.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/ActivateIfConditionActivatedAbility.java
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public class ActivateIfConditionActivatedAbility extends ActivatedAbilityImpl {
             sb.append(" Activate this ability only ");
         }
         if (!condition.toString().startsWith("during")
-                && !condition.toString().startsWith("before")) {
+                && !condition.toString().startsWith("before")
+                && !condition.toString().startsWith("if")) {
             sb.append("if ");
         }
         sb.append(condition.toString()).append('.');
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/decorator/ConditionalActivatedAbility.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/decorator/ConditionalActivatedAbility.java
index b7532805385..79173cd9f4c 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/decorator/ConditionalActivatedAbility.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/decorator/ConditionalActivatedAbility.java
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ public class ConditionalActivatedAbility extends ActivatedAbilityImpl {
         }
         String conditionText = condition.toString();
         String additionalText = "if ";
-        if (conditionText.startsWith("during")) {
+        if (conditionText.startsWith("during")
+                || conditionText.startsWith("before")
+                || conditionText.startsWith("if")) {
             additionalText = "";
         }
         return super.getRule() + " Activate this ability only " + additionalText + condition.toString() + ".";