diff --git a/categories/view_card.html b/categories/view_card.html
index 1f145c2..9164311 100644
--- a/categories/view_card.html
+++ b/categories/view_card.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{define "category card"}}
+{{if or .GivenPermissionToModify (len .Categories)}}
     {{$hyphaName := .HyphaName}}
     {{$givenPermission := .GivenPermissionToModify}}
 	<aside class="layout-card categories-card">
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@
             {{end}}
 		</ul>
 	</aside>
-{{end}}
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+{{end}}{{end}}
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