diff --git a/app/helpers/cards_helper.rb b/app/helpers/cards_helper.rb
index 08165c2d5..e13defa96 100644
--- a/app/helpers/cards_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/cards_helper.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 module CardsHelper
-  def card_title(card)
-    card.title.presence || "Untitled"
-  end
-
   def cards_next_page_link(target, page:, filter:, fetch_on_visible: false, data: {}, **options)
     url = cards_previews_path(target: target, page: page.next_param, **filter.as_params)
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/events_helper.rb b/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
index ee0a908c2..a65236e7e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
@@ -66,30 +66,30 @@ module EventsHelper
     case event.action
     when "assigned"
       if event.assignees.include?(Current.user)
-        "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } will handle <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span>".html_safe
+        "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } will handle <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span>".html_safe
       else
-        "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } assigned #{ event.assignees.pluck(:name).to_sentence } to <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span>".html_safe
+        "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } assigned #{ event.assignees.pluck(:name).to_sentence } to <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span>".html_safe
       end
     when "unassigned"
       "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } unassigned #{ event.assignees.include?(Current.user) ? "yourself" : event.assignees.pluck(:name).to_sentence } from <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span>".html_safe
     when "commented"
-      "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } commented on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } commented on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span>".html_safe
     when "published"
-      "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } added <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } added <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span>".html_safe
     when "closed"
-      "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } closed <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{ event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name } closed <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span>".html_safe
     when "staged"
-      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span> to the #{event.stage_name} stage".html_safe
+      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span> to the #{event.stage_name} stage".html_safe
     when "unstaged"
-      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span> out ofthe #{event.stage_name} stage".html_safe
+      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span> out ofthe #{event.stage_name} stage".html_safe
     when "due_date_added"
-      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} set the date to #{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'due_date').to_date.strftime('%B %-d')} on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} set the date to #{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'due_date').to_date.strftime('%B %-d')} on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span>".html_safe
     when "due_date_changed"
-      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} changed the date to #{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'due_date').to_date.strftime('%B %-d')} on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span>".html_safe
+      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} changed the date to #{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'due_date').to_date.strftime('%B %-d')} on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span>".html_safe
     when "due_date_removed"
-      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} removed the date on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span>"
+      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} removed the date on <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span>"
     when "title_changed"
-      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} renamed <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ card_title(event.card) }</span> (was: '#{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'old_title')})'".html_safe
+      "#{event.creator == Current.user ? "You" : event.creator.name} renamed <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ event.card.title }</span> (was: '#{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'old_title')})'".html_safe
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb b/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
index 12bc5f745..0b30ce9cb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 module NotificationsHelper
   def notification_title(notification)
-    title = card_title(notification.card)
-
     if notification.resource.is_a? Comment
-      "RE: " + title
+      "RE: " + notification.card.title
     elsif notification_event_action(notification) == "assigned"
-      "Assigned to you: " + title
+      "Assigned to you: " + notification.card.title
     else
       title
     end
diff --git a/app/models/card.rb b/app/models/card.rb
index 8b826e73b..e2191aa41 100644
--- a/app/models/card.rb
+++ b/app/models/card.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ class Card < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
+  def title=(new_title)
+    self[:title] = new_title.presence || "Untitled"
+  end
+
   def cache_key
     [ super, collection&.name ].compact.join("/")
   end
diff --git a/app/views/cards/display/_mini.html.erb b/app/views/cards/display/_mini.html.erb
index 8ed453216..7d1961d2c 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/display/_mini.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/display/_mini.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <div class="card__body flex flex-column gap-half full-width flex-item-grow min-width max-width">
     <div class="flex align-center gap min-width margin-block-end-half">
       <h3 class="card__title overflow-ellipsis">
-        <%= card_title(card) %>
+        <%= card.title %>
       </h3>
     </div>
 
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
   </div>
 
   <%= link_to collection_card_path(card.collection, card), class: "card__link" do %>
-    <span class="for-screen-reader"><%= card_title(card) %></span>
+    <span class="for-screen-reader"><%= card.title %></span>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/cards/display/_perma.html.erb b/app/views/cards/display/_perma.html.erb
index c4c89046c..8210f0af6 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/display/_perma.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/display/_perma.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <h1 class="card__title">
           <% if card.published? %>
             <%= turbo_frame_tag card, :edit do %>
-              <%= link_to card_title(card), edit_collection_card_path(card.collection, card), class: "card__title-link overflow-line-clamp" %>
+              <%= link_to card.title, edit_collection_card_path(card.collection, card), class: "card__title-link overflow-line-clamp" %>
             <% end %>
           <% else %>
             <%= form_with model: card, url: collection_card_path(card.collection, card), id: "card_form", data: { controller: "auto-save" } do |form| %>
diff --git a/app/views/cards/display/_preview.html.erb b/app/views/cards/display/_preview.html.erb
index ceffc0867..bc1c86e13 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/display/_preview.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/display/_preview.html.erb
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     <div class="card__body flex gap full-width flex-item-grow">
       <div class="card__body-header">
         <h1 class="card__title">
-          <span class="card__title-link overflow-line-clamp"><%= card_title(card) %></span>
+          <span class="card__title-link overflow-line-clamp"><%= card.title %></span>
         </h1>
       </div>
 
       <%= link_to collection_card_path(card.collection, card), class: "card__link" do %>
-        <span class="for-screen-reader"><%= card_title(card) %></span>
+        <span class="for-screen-reader"><%= card.title %></span>
       <% end %>
 
       <%= render "cards/stagings/stages", card: card if card.doing? %>
diff --git a/app/views/cards/edit.html.erb b/app/views/cards/edit.html.erb
index db9ae674d..5e5e0d1d9 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/edit.html.erb
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   <%= form_with model: @card, url: collection_card_path(@card.collection, @card), class: "flex flex-column gap full-width", data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
     <%= form.label :title, class: "flex flex-column align-center" do %>
       <%= form.text_area :title, class: "input input--textarea full-width borderless txt-align-start card__title-field",
-          required: true, autofocus: true, placeholder: "Name it…",
-          rows: 3,
-          data: { action: "keydown.enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.ctrl+enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.meta+enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.esc->form#cancel focus->form#select" },
-          style: "color: var(--spat-color); --input-border-radius: 0" %>
+            required: true, autofocus: true, placeholder: "Name it…",
+            rows: 3,
+            data: { action: "keydown.enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.ctrl+enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.meta+enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.esc->form#cancel focus->form#select" },
+            style: "color: var(--spat-color); --input-border-radius: 0" %>
     <% end %>
     <%= form.button "Save", type: :submit, hidden: true %>
     <%= link_to "Close editor and discard changes", collection_card_path(@card.collection, @card), data: { form_target: "cancel" }, hidden: true %>
diff --git a/app/views/cards/show.html.erb b/app/views/cards/show.html.erb
index 4878312af..cc284ec5d 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/show.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% @page_title = card_title(@card) %>
+<% @page_title = @card.title %>
 <%= turbo_stream_from @card %>
 
 <% content_for :header do %>
diff --git a/app/views/my/pins/_pin.html.erb b/app/views/my/pins/_pin.html.erb
index 2a3e35689..36e7ce132 100644
--- a/app/views/my/pins/_pin.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/my/pins/_pin.html.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
           <% end %>
         </div>
 
-        <strong class="pin__title overflow-ellipsis txt-small"><%= card_title(pin.card) %></strong>
+        <strong class="pin__title overflow-ellipsis txt-small"><%= pin.card.title %></strong>
 
         <div class="tray__item-meta flex align-end gap-half txt-tight-lines">
           <div class="translucent">