diff --git a/combat-trainer.lic b/combat-trainer.lic
index 3357026c3c..d40b992e6d 100644
--- a/combat-trainer.lic
+++ b/combat-trainer.lic
@@ -1484,10 +1484,13 @@ class SpellProcess
         DRCA.segue?(@settings.segue_spell_on_stop, @settings.segue_prep_on_stop)
       end
       DRCA.release_cyclics(@settings.cyclic_no_release)
-      if checkprep != 'None'
+
+      unless checkprep
         DRC.bput('release spell', 'You let your concentration lapse', "You aren't preparing a spell")
         DRC.bput('release mana', 'You release all', "You aren't harnessing any mana")
+        DRC.bput('release symb', 'You release the', "But you haven't prepared a symbiosis") if @symbiosis
       end
+
       if @tk_ammo
         waitrt?
         pause