diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsFragment.java
index efb5d1df6..dc706e36f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsFragment.java
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ public class ContributionsFragment
 
         if (prefs.getBoolean("displayNearbyCardView", true)) {
             nearbyNoificationCardView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
                 if (((ContributionsActivity)getActivity()).locationManager.isLocationPermissionGranted()) {
                     // Display nearest location, first listen
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java
index d6a093c9e..5d54ceb8e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ public class NearbyNoificationCardView  extends CardView{
         });
         CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = (CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams) this.getLayoutParams();
         layoutParams.setBehavior(swipeDismissBehavior);
+
+        // If you don't setVisibility after getting layout params, then you will se an empty space in place of nerabyNotificationCardView
+        if (((ContributionsActivity)context).prefs.getBoolean("displayNearbyCardView", true)) {
+            this.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+        } else {
+            this.setVisibility(GONE);
+        }
     }