diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/LocalGameView.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/LocalGameView.java
index 3c802938c7e..c6f82b045cd 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/LocalGameView.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/LocalGameView.java
@@ -452,13 +452,10 @@ public abstract class LocalGameView implements IGameView {
     }
 
     private void writeCardToView(final Card c, final CardView view, final LocalGameView gameView) {
-        // First, write the values independent of other views.
-        boolean mayShowCard = gameView.mayShowCard(c);
-        ViewUtil.writeNonDependentCardViewProperties(c, view, mayShowCard, gameView.mayShowCardFace(c));
-
-        // Next, write the values that depend on other views if card can be shown
-        if (!mayShowCard) { return; }
+        // First, write the values independent of other views
+        ViewUtil.writeNonDependentCardViewProperties(c, view, gameView.mayShowCard(c), gameView.mayShowCardFace(c));
 
+        // Next, write the values that depend on other views
         final Combat combat = game.getCombat();
         view.setOwner(getPlayerView(c.getOwner(), false));
         view.setController(getPlayerView(c.getController(), false));
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/ViewUtil.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/ViewUtil.java
index cc64a4d8b47..421e247445f 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/ViewUtil.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/ViewUtil.java
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ public final class ViewUtil {
         view.setMayBeShown(mayShowCard);
         view.setZone(c.getZone() == null ? null : c.getZone().getZoneType());
         view.setHasAltState(hasAltState);
-        if (!mayShowCard) { return; } //remaining properties aren't needed if card can't be shown
-
         view.setFaceDown(c.isFaceDown());
         view.setCloned(c.isCloned());
         view.setFlipCard(c.isFlipCard());