diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/CouchDBDao.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/CouchDBDao.java
index 3ada67b9da35912324969fcdb75e2b0be232e319..713731b8a4c8bd2f2949ac2ee28ba1c352a7d213 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/CouchDBDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/dao/CouchDBDao.java
@@ -2426,6 +2426,8 @@ 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);