diff --git a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
index 021945f..e65d4d0 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
@@ -1451,12 +1451,11 @@
     return s.displayName;
   }
 
-  // turnLabel is the under-board status when it is not the viewer's turn: the opponent's name
-  // once they have joined, or a generic "opponent's turn" while the seat is still empty (waiting).
+  // turnLabel is the under-board status when it is not the viewer's turn, for online PvP and
+  // vs_ai (the hotseat branch of the turn strip shows the seat's own name instead): a generic
+  // "opponent's turn" rather than the opponent's name or the robot mark, so whose turn it is
+  // reads the same everywhere. The seat row below still names each player.
   function turnLabel(): string {
-    if (view?.game.vsAi) return '🤖';
-    const s = view?.game.seats[view?.game.toMove ?? -1];
-    if (s && s.accountId && s.accountId !== app.session?.userId) return s.displayName;
     return t('game.opponentsTurn');
   }