diff --git a/app/views/cards/container/_closure.html.erb b/app/views/cards/container/_closure.html.erb
index 48683770b..0efe94ea4 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/container/_closure.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/container/_closure.html.erb
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
   <% end %>
 </div>
 
-<div class="card-perma__closure-message">
-  <% if card.entropic? %>
+<% if card.entropic? && !card.closed? %>
+  <div class="card-perma__closure-message">
     <% if card.doing? %>
       Falls back to <em>Considering</em> if no activity <%= local_datetime_tag(card.entropy.auto_clean_at, style: :indays) -%>.
     <% else %>
       Auto-closes if no activity <%= local_datetime_tag(card.entropy.auto_clean_at, style: :indays) -%>.
     <% end %>
-  <% end %>
-</div>
+  </div>
+<% end %>