diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_info_text_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_info_text_widget.cpp
index 456e1533a..f5f343807 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_info_text_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/card_info_text_widget.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void CardInfoTextWidget::setCard(const ExactCard &exactCard)
     text += QString("<tr><td>%1</td><td width=\"5\"></td><td>%2</td></tr>")
                 .arg(tr("Name:"), card->getName().toHtmlEscaped());
 
-    if (exactCard.getPrinting() != PrintingInfo()) {
+    if (!exactCard.getPrinting().isEmpty()) {
         QString setShort = exactCard.getPrinting().getSet()->getShortName().toHtmlEscaped();
         QString cardNum = exactCard.getPrinting().getProperty("num").toHtmlEscaped();
 
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database_querier.cpp b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database_querier.cpp
index 26e515a2d..021e8d12d 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database_querier.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database_querier.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ ExactCard CardDatabaseQuerier::getRandomCard() const
 ExactCard CardDatabaseQuerier::getCardFromSameSet(const QString &cardName, const PrintingInfo &otherPrinting) const
 {
     // The source card does not have a printing defined, which means we can't get a card from the same set.
-    if (otherPrinting == PrintingInfo()) {
+    if (otherPrinting.isEmpty()) {
         return getCard({cardName});
     }
 
@@ -360,4 +360,4 @@ QMap<QString, int> CardDatabaseQuerier::getAllFormatsWithCount() const
     }
 
     return formatCounts;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.h b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.h
index 43d82a9cb..ad7b33654 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.h
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ public:
         return this->set == other.set && this->properties == other.properties;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief check if the info is empty, as if default constructed.
+     *
+     * @return True if both set and properties are empty, otherwise false.
+     */
+    bool isEmpty() const
+    {
+        return set == nullptr && properties.isEmpty();
+    }
+
 private:
     CardSetPtr set;          ///< The set this variation belongs to.
     QVariantHash properties; ///< Key-value store for variation-specific attributes.