diff --git a/js/controller/CardController.js b/js/controller/CardController.js
index 2178c09ce..1f492c6fd 100644
--- a/js/controller/CardController.js
+++ b/js/controller/CardController.js
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ app.controller('CardController', function ($scope, $rootScope, $routeParams, $lo
     }, function(error) {
     });
 
+    $scope.cardRenameShow = function() {
+        if($scope.archived)
+            return false;
+        else {
+            $scope.status.cardRename=true;
+        }
+    };
+    $scope.cardEditDescriptionShow = function() {
+        if($scope.archived)
+            return false;
+        else {
+            $scope.status.cardEditDescription=true;
+        }
+    };
     // handle rename to update information on the board as well
     $scope.cardRename = function(card) {
         CardService.rename(card).then(function(data) {
@@ -31,10 +45,6 @@ app.controller('CardController', function ($scope, $rootScope, $routeParams, $lo
         $scope.status.description = false;
     }
 
-    $scope.cardEditDescription = function() {
-        $scope.status.cardEditDescription = true;
-    }
-
     $scope.labelAssign = function(element, model) {
         CardService.assignLabel($scope.cardId, element.id);
         var card = CardService.getCurrent();
diff --git a/js/public/app.js b/js/public/app.js
index 5013821ec..3ff184807 100644
--- a/js/public/app.js
+++ b/js/public/app.js
@@ -362,6 +362,20 @@ app.controller('CardController', ["$scope", "$rootScope", "$routeParams", "$loca
     }, function(error) {
     });
 
+    $scope.cardRenameShow = function() {
+        if($scope.archived)
+            return false;
+        else {
+            $scope.status.cardRename=true;
+        }
+    };
+    $scope.cardEditDescriptionShow = function() {
+        if($scope.archived)
+            return false;
+        else {
+            $scope.status.cardEditDescription=true;
+        }
+    };
     // handle rename to update information on the board as well
     $scope.cardRename = function(card) {
         CardService.rename(card).then(function(data) {
@@ -374,10 +388,6 @@ app.controller('CardController', ["$scope", "$rootScope", "$routeParams", "$loca
         $scope.status.description = false;
     }
 
-    $scope.cardEditDescription = function() {
-        $scope.status.cardEditDescription = true;
-    }
-
     $scope.labelAssign = function(element, model) {
         CardService.assignLabel($scope.cardId, element.id);
         var card = CardService.getCurrent();
diff --git a/templates/part.card.php b/templates/part.card.php
index 924f1df48..18b17e61a 100644
--- a/templates/part.card.php
+++ b/templates/part.card.php
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
 <div id="card-header">
 	<a class="icon-close" ui-sref="board" ng-click="sidebar.show=!sidebar.show">&nbsp;</a>
 	<h2>
+		<!-- TODO: change to textarea elastic //-->
 		<form ng-submit="cardRename(cardservice.getCurrent())">
-			<!-- TODO: change to textarea elastic //-->
 			<input class="input-inline" type="text" ng-if="status.cardRename"
 				   ng-model="cardservice.getCurrent().title"
 				   ng-blur="cardRename(cardservice.getCurrent())"
 				   autofocus-on-insert required>
 		</form>
-		<div ng-click="status.cardRename=true" ng-show="!status.cardRename">{{
-			cardservice.getCurrent().title }}
+		<div ng-click="cardRenameShow()" ng-show="!status.cardRename">
+			{{ cardservice.getCurrent().title }}
 		</div>
 	</h2>
 </div>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 				   style="width:100%;" title="Choose a label"
 				   placeholder="Add a label"
 				   on-select="labelAssign($item, $model)"
-				   on-remove="labelRemove($item, $model)">
+				   on-remove="labelRemove($item, $model)" ng-disabled="archived">
 			<ui-select-match placeholder="Select labels..."><span
 					class="select-label"
 					style="background-color:#{{$item.color}}">{{$item.title}}</span>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 				   title="Choose a user to assign"
 				   placeholder="Assign users ..."
 				   on-select="userAssign($item, $model)"
-				   on-remove="userRemove($item, $model)">
+				   on-remove="userRemove($item, $model)" ng-disabled="archived">
 			<ui-select-match placeholder="Select users...">{{$item.title}}
 			</ui-select-match>
 			<ui-select-choices
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 				  ng-blur="cardUpdate(cardservice.getCurrent())"
 				  ng-model="cardservice.getCurrent().description"
 				  autofocus-on-insert> </textarea>
-		<div class="container" ng-click="cardEditDescription()"
+		<div class="container" ng-click="cardEditDescriptionShow()"
 			 ng-show="!status.cardEditDescription" ng-animate>
 			<div ng-bind-html="cardservice.getCurrent().description | markdown"
 				 id="markdown"></div>