diff --git a/amnet-native/app/ServerCardIn.tsx b/amnet-native/app/ServerCardIn.tsx
index b2465cb..55246de 100644
--- a/amnet-native/app/ServerCardIn.tsx
+++ b/amnet-native/app/ServerCardIn.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import {Alert, RefreshControl, ScrollView, StyleSheet, Text, View} from "react-native";
+import {BSON} from "realm";
+import {Alert, RefreshControl, ScrollView, StyleSheet, View} from "react-native";
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useState} from "react";
 import {ActivityIndicator, Button, Card, Paragraph, Title, useTheme} from "react-native-paper";
 import {CircleCheck, CircleDot, CreditCard, Nfc, Plus, SmartphoneNfcIcon, WifiOff} from "lucide-react-native";
 import {EmptyStatePlaceholder} from "../components/EmptyStatePlaceholder";
 import {AimeCard} from "../components/AimeCard";
-import {BSON} from "realm";
 
 import RealmContext from "../models/RealmContext";
 import {AMServer} from "../models/AMServer";
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ export default function ServerCardIn({route, navigation}) {
 
     // set selected card (once)
     useEffect(() => {
+        if (selectedCard?.isValid() === true) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         setSelectedCard(cards.length ? cards[0] : null);
     }, [realm]);
 
@@ -80,9 +84,7 @@ export default function ServerCardIn({route, navigation}) {
         server.getInfo(abortController.signal).then(r => {
             if (r) {
                 setConnectionTestResult(true);
-
                 realm.write(() => {
-                    server.lastUsed = new Date();
                     Object.keys(r).forEach(x => server[x] = r[x]);
                 });
             } else {
@@ -103,12 +105,16 @@ export default function ServerCardIn({route, navigation}) {
         setCardInCompleted(false);
 
         const abortController = new AbortController();
-        server.submitCard(selectedCard.code, abortController.signal).then(r => {
+        server.submitCard(selectedCard.code, abortController.signal).then(async r => {
+            const now = new Date();
+
             setCardInCompleted(r);
             realm.write(() => {
-                selectedCard.lastUsed = new Date();
-                setSelectedCard(selectedCard);
+                server.lastUsed = now;
+                selectedCard.lastUsed = now;
             });
+
+            setSelectedCard(selectedCard);
         }).catch(() => {
             setCardInCompleted(false);
         }).finally(() => {
@@ -119,6 +125,8 @@ export default function ServerCardIn({route, navigation}) {
         return () => abortController.abort();
     }, [server, selectedCard]);
 
+    const disableCardIn = useMemo(() => cardInCompleted !== null || !connectionTestResult, [cardInCompleted, connectionTestResult]);
+
     if (connectionTestResult === null) {
         return (
             <View style={{flex: 1, justifyContent: "center", alignItems: "center", gap: 10}}>
@@ -128,9 +136,6 @@ export default function ServerCardIn({route, navigation}) {
         )
     }
 
-    // cached vars
-    const disableCardIn = cardInCompleted !== null || !connectionTestResult;
-
     return (
         <ScrollView contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior="automatic"
                     contentContainerStyle={{...styles.container, paddingTop: connectionTestResult ? 0 : 10}}
@@ -148,9 +153,9 @@ export default function ServerCardIn({route, navigation}) {
                             <Title style={{color: theme.colors.secondary}}>Connection Failed</Title>
                         </View>
                         <Paragraph>
-                            There was an issue connecting to the AMNet server at <Paragraph
+                            There was an issue connecting to <Paragraph
                             style={{fontFamily: "JetBrainsMono_400Regular"}}>{server.serverAddress}</Paragraph>.
-                            Check connections and game status and try again.
+                            Check the network connection and try again.
                         </Paragraph>
                     </Card.Content>
                 </Card>