diff --git a/src/components/board/BoardView.tsx b/src/components/board/BoardView.tsx
index 7c1e3f4..d9bc79f 100644
--- a/src/components/board/BoardView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board/BoardView.tsx
@@ -230,24 +230,6 @@ export function BoardView() {
     [board, moveCard, moveColumn]
   );
 
-  if (!board) {
-    return (
-      <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center text-pylon-text-secondary">
-        <span className="font-mono text-sm">Loading board...</span>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
-  // Get the active item for the drag overlay
-  const activeCard =
-    activeType === "card" && activeId ? board.cards[activeId] : null;
-  const activeColumn =
-    activeType === "column" && activeId
-      ? board.columns.find((c) => c.id === activeId)
-      : null;
-
-  const columnIds = board.columns.map((c) => c.id);
-
   const [announcement, setAnnouncement] = useState("");
 
   const handleDragEndWithAnnouncement = useCallback(
@@ -275,6 +257,24 @@ export function BoardView() {
     [handleDragEnd, board]
   );
 
+  if (!board) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center text-pylon-text-secondary">
+        <span className="font-mono text-sm">Loading board...</span>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Get the active item for the drag overlay
+  const activeCard =
+    activeType === "card" && activeId ? board.cards[activeId] : null;
+  const activeColumn =
+    activeType === "column" && activeId
+      ? board.columns.find((c) => c.id === activeId)
+      : null;
+
+  const columnIds = board.columns.map((c) => c.id);
+
   return (
     <>
     {/* Visually hidden live region for drag-and-drop announcements */}
diff --git a/src/components/card-detail/AttachmentSection.tsx b/src/components/card-detail/AttachmentSection.tsx
index d086351..fae56cd 100644
--- a/src/components/card-detail/AttachmentSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/card-detail/AttachmentSection.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import type { Attachment } from "@/types/board";
 interface AttachmentSectionProps {
   cardId: string;
   attachments: Attachment[];
-  attachmentMode: "link" | "copy";
 }
 
 export function AttachmentSection({
diff --git a/src/components/card-detail/CardDetailModal.tsx b/src/components/card-detail/CardDetailModal.tsx
index eeac037..10679da 100644
--- a/src/components/card-detail/CardDetailModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/card-detail/CardDetailModal.tsx
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ export function CardDetailModal({ cardId, onClose }: CardDetailModalProps) {
     cardId ? s.board?.cards[cardId] ?? null : null
   );
   const boardLabels = useBoardStore((s) => s.board?.labels ?? []);
-  const attachmentMode = useBoardStore(
-    (s) => s.board?.settings.attachmentMode ?? "link"
-  );
   const updateCard = useBoardStore((s) => s.updateCard);
 
   const open = cardId != null && card != null;
@@ -82,7 +79,6 @@ export function CardDetailModal({ cardId, onClose }: CardDetailModalProps) {
                 <AttachmentSection
                   cardId={cardId}
                   attachments={card.attachments}
-                  attachmentMode={attachmentMode}
                 />
               </div>
             </div>