Noed activated on a non dull totem?!

pyfreak7401

I was playing the other day with a friend of mine. As soon as we joined the game we noticed that the killer had "Ruin". Throughout the whole game i cleansed 3 totems while my friend managed to cleanse 1. The only totem that was up was ruin and we couldn't find it anywhere. See, i know that only 5 totems exist in each trial. I also know by the noed perk's description that it only activates if there's a dull totem on the map. In my case the only totem left was occupied by "Ruin". So how come the noed perk activated? Am i missing something?