diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd b/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
index 3def2e1..84b4d9b 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
@@ -224,9 +224,15 @@ func handle_mouse_button(input: InputEventMouseButton, to_handle = currently_act
 								to_handle = area.exchange_sticky_note_with(to_handle)
 								to_handle.reparent(dropzone)
 								to_handle.on_board = true
-								# FIXME: this caused an error when all stickies were attatched ...
-								sticky_note_container.get_child(current_sticky_note_id).attached_sticky_note = to_handle
-								to_handle.attached_to = sticky_note_container.get_child(current_sticky_note_id)
+								if sticky_note_container.get_child_count() > 0:
+									sticky_note_container.get_child(current_sticky_note_id).attached_sticky_note = to_handle
+									to_handle.attached_to = sticky_note_container.get_child(current_sticky_note_id)
+								else:
+									var new_panel = StickyNotePanel.new()
+									sticky_note_container.add_child(new_panel, true, Node.INTERNAL_MODE_DISABLED)
+									new_panel.owner = self
+									new_panel.attatch_sticky_note(to_handle, self, false)
+									current_sticky_note_id = 0
 								to_handle.reset_drag()
 								current_context = NAVIGATE
 								_return_sticky_notes_to_panels()