diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/CouchDBDao.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/CouchDBDao.java
index 5f2781d8e668e9cf9e82f5a484b7eeb99e06c2b5..df1ff7e780e4483f98d4302ddfca7d6228f9a6e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/CouchDBDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/CouchDBDao.java
@@ -2340,6 +2340,8 @@ public class CouchDBDao implements IDatabaseDao, ApplicationEventPublisherAware
 			viewString = "sort_order/preparation_question_sort_order_by_sessionid_and_subject";
 		} else if ("lecture".equals(questionVariant)) {
 			viewString = "sort_order/lecture_question_sort_order_by_sessionid_and_subject";
+		} else if ("flashcard".equals(questionVariant)) {
+			return null;
 		}
 
 		NovaView view = new NovaView(viewString);