diff --git a/.idea/encodings.xml b/.idea/encodings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97626ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/encodings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="Encoding">
+    <file url="PROJECT" charset="UTF-8" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/teamtreehouse/flashy/services/FlashCardServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/teamtreehouse/flashy/services/FlashCardServiceImpl.java
index bb24770..92ce4df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/teamtreehouse/flashy/services/FlashCardServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/teamtreehouse/flashy/services/FlashCardServiceImpl.java
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.*;
 
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 
@@ -52,21 +48,20 @@ public FlashCard getNextUnseenFlashCard(Collection<Long> seenIds) {
   @Override
   public FlashCard getNextFlashCardBasedOnViews(Map<Long, Long> idToViewCounts) {
     FlashCard card = getNextUnseenFlashCard(idToViewCounts.keySet());
-    if (card != null) {
-      return card;
+    if (card == null) {
+      card = getLeastViewedFlashCard(idToViewCounts);
     }
+    return card;
+  }
+
+  private FlashCard getLeastViewedFlashCard(Map<Long, Long> idToViewCounts) {
     Long leastViewedId = null;
-    for (Map.Entry<Long, Long> entry : idToViewCounts.entrySet()) {
-      if (leastViewedId == null) {
-        leastViewedId = entry.getKey();
-        continue;
-      }
-      Long lowestScore = idToViewCounts.get(leastViewedId);
-      if (entry.getValue() < lowestScore) {
-        leastViewedId = entry.getKey();
-      }
-    }
-    return flashCardRepository.findOne(leastViewedId);
+    List<Map.Entry<Long, Long>> entries = new ArrayList<>(idToViewCounts.entrySet());
+    Collections.shuffle(entries);
+    return entries.stream()
+            .min(Comparator.comparing(Map.Entry::getValue))
+            .map(entry -> flashCardRepository.findOne(entry.getKey()))
+            .orElseThrow(IllegalArgumentException::new);
   }
 
   @Override