diff --git a/player/client.c b/player/client.c
index 6b5eaf7883..45bd2297ba 100644
--- a/player/client.c
+++ b/player/client.c
@@ -1085,14 +1085,6 @@ static void setproperty_fn(void *arg)
 
     req->status = translate_property_error(err);
 
-    if (mp_msg_test(req->mpctx->log, MSGL_V)) {
-        struct m_option ot = {.type = &m_option_type_node};
-        char *t = m_option_print(&ot, node);
-        MP_VERBOSE(req->mpctx, "Set property: %s=%s -> %d\n",
-                   req->name, t ? t : "?", err);
-        talloc_free(t);
-    }
-
     if (req->reply_ctx) {
         status_reply(req->reply_ctx, MPV_EVENT_SET_PROPERTY_REPLY,
                      req->userdata, req->status);
diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index a0cf56db68..e3a3313f79 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -3904,6 +3904,23 @@ int mp_property_do(const char *name, int action, void *val,
     int r = m_property_do(ctx->log, mp_properties, name, action, val, ctx);
     if (r == M_PROPERTY_OK && is_property_set(action, val))
         mp_notify_property(ctx, (char *)name);
+    if (mp_msg_test(ctx->log, MSGL_V) && is_property_set(action, val)) {
+        struct m_option ot = {0};
+        void *data = val;
+        switch (action) {
+        case M_PROPERTY_SET_NODE:
+            ot.type = &m_option_type_node;
+            break;
+        case M_PROPERTY_SET_STRING:
+            ot.type = &m_option_type_string;
+            data = &val;
+            break;
+        }
+        char *t = ot.type ? m_option_print(&ot, data) : NULL;
+        MP_VERBOSE(ctx, "Set property: %s%s%s -> %d\n",
+                   name, t ? "=" : "", t ? t : "", r);
+        talloc_free(t);
+    }
     return r;
 }