diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/cards/deck_card_zone_display_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/cards/deck_card_zone_display_widget.cpp
index 2b588453b..635304e4f 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/cards/deck_card_zone_display_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/cards/deck_card_zone_display_widget.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::constructAppropriateWidget(QPersistentModelIndex
     } else {
         qInfo() << categoryName << " needs a widget";
     }
-    if (displayType == "overlap") {
+    if (displayType == DisplayType::Overlap) {
         qInfo() << "It's getting an overlap widget.";
         auto *display_widget = new OverlappedCardGroupDisplayWidget(
             cardGroupContainer, deckListModel, index, zoneName, categoryName, activeGroupCriteria, activeSortCriteria,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::constructAppropriateWidget(QPersistentModelIndex
                 &DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::cleanupInvalidCardGroup);
         cardGroupLayout->addWidget(display_widget);
         indexToWidgetMap.insert(index, display_widget);
-    } else if (displayType == "flat") {
+    } else if (displayType == DisplayType::Flat) {
         qInfo() << "Getting a flat widget for christmas";
         auto *display_widget =
             new FlatCardGroupDisplayWidget(cardGroupContainer, deckListModel, index, zoneName, categoryName,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::onHover(CardInfoPtr card)
     emit cardHovered(card);
 }
 
-void DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::refreshDisplayType(const QString &_displayType)
+void DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::refreshDisplayType(const DisplayType &_displayType)
 {
     displayType = _displayType;
     QLayoutItem *item;
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_deck_editor/visual_deck_editor_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_deck_editor/visual_deck_editor_widget.cpp
index 8a954c666..c33ca4d80 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_deck_editor/visual_deck_editor_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_deck_editor/visual_deck_editor_widget.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void VisualDeckEditorWidget::onCardAddition(const QModelIndex &parent, int first
 
             DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget *zoneDisplayWidget = new DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget(
                 zoneContainer, deckListModel, index, deckListModel->data(index.sibling(index.row(), 1), Qt::EditRole).toString(), activeGroupCriteria,
-                activeSortCriteria, 20, 10, cardSizeWidget);
+                activeSortCriteria, currentDisplayType, 20, 10, cardSizeWidget);
             connect(zoneDisplayWidget, &DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::cardHovered, this, &VisualDeckEditorWidget::onHover);
             connect(zoneDisplayWidget, &DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::cardClicked, this, &VisualDeckEditorWidget::onCardClick);
             connect(zoneDisplayWidget, &DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::requestCleanup, this,
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void VisualDeckEditorWidget::onCardAddition(const QModelIndex &parent, int first
                     &DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::onActiveGroupCriteriaChanged);
             connect(this, &VisualDeckEditorWidget::displayTypeChanged, zoneDisplayWidget,
                     &DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::refreshDisplayType);
-            zoneDisplayWidget->refreshDisplayType(currentDisplayType == DisplayType::Flat ? "flat" : "overlap");
+            zoneDisplayWidget->refreshDisplayType(currentDisplayType);
             zoneContainerLayout->addWidget(zoneDisplayWidget);
 
             indexToWidgetMap.insert(index, zoneDisplayWidget);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void VisualDeckEditorWidget::constructZoneWidgetsFromDeckListModel()
 
         DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget *zoneDisplayWidget = new DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget(
             zoneContainer, deckListModel, index, deckListModel->data(index.sibling(index.row(), 1), Qt::EditRole).toString(), activeGroupCriteria,
-            activeSortCriteria, 20, 10, cardSizeWidget);
+            activeSortCriteria, currentDisplayType, 20, 10, cardSizeWidget);
         connect(zoneDisplayWidget, &DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::cardHovered, this, &VisualDeckEditorWidget::onHover);
         connect(zoneDisplayWidget, &DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::cardClicked, this, &VisualDeckEditorWidget::onCardClick);
         connect(zoneDisplayWidget, &DeckCardZoneDisplayWidget::requestCleanup, this,