diff --git a/dummy/netrigctl.c b/dummy/netrigctl.c
index 8b0eadf9f..4acb59786 100644
--- a/dummy/netrigctl.c
+++ b/dummy/netrigctl.c
@@ -534,13 +534,14 @@ static int netrigctl_open(RIG *rig)
         {
             if (strcmp(setting, "vfo_ops") == 0)
             {
-                rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: %s set to %s\n", __func__, setting, value);
                 rig->caps->vfo_ops = strtol(value, NULL, 0);
+                rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: %s set to %d\n", __func__, setting, rig->caps->vfo_ops);
             }
             else if (strcmp(setting, "ptt_type") == 0)
             {
-                rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: %s set to %s\n", __func__, setting, value);
                 rig->caps->ptt_type = strtol(value, NULL, 0);
+                rig->state.pttport.type.ptt = rig->caps->ptt_type;
+                rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: %s set to %d\n", __func__, setting, rig->caps->ptt_type);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/tests/rigctld.c b/tests/rigctld.c
index b5f09cbd6..e68b7a331 100644
--- a/tests/rigctld.c
+++ b/tests/rigctld.c
@@ -571,11 +571,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /*
      * ex: RIG_PTT_PARALLEL and /dev/parport0
      */
-    if (ptt_type != RIG_PTT_NONE)
-    {
-        my_rig->state.pttport.type.ptt = ptt_type;
-    }
-
     if (dcd_type != RIG_DCD_NONE)
     {
         my_rig->state.dcdport.type.dcd = dcd_type;
@@ -630,6 +625,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         exit(2);
     }
 
+    if (ptt_type != RIG_PTT_NONE)
+    {
+        my_rig->state.pttport.type.ptt = ptt_type;
+        my_rig->caps->ptt_type = ptt_type;
+    }
+
     if (verbose > RIG_DEBUG_ERR)
     {
         printf("Opened rig model %u, '%s'\n",