diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/common/continious/GainAbilityControlledEffect.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/common/continious/GainAbilityControlledEffect.java
index 7b5283c2ae9..7a3da06eb22 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/common/continious/GainAbilityControlledEffect.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/common/continious/GainAbilityControlledEffect.java
@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ public class GainAbilityControlledEffect extends ContinuousEffectImpl<GainAbilit
         else {
             sb.append("gain ");
         }
-        sb.append(gainedAbility).append(" ").append(duration.toString());
+        sb.append(gainedAbility);
+        if (!duration.toString().isEmpty()) {
+                sb.append(" ").append(duration.toString());
+        }
         staticText = sb.toString();
     }