diff --git a/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/MinisterHousingAllowance.tsx b/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/MinisterHousingAllowance.tsx
index d74a4f67be..bdb0b1b1e9 100644
--- a/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/MinisterHousingAllowance.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/MinisterHousingAllowance.tsx
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ export const MinisterHousingAllowanceReport = () => {
               )}
               {showPreviousRequests && (
                 <Stack direction="column" width={mainContentWidth} mt={4}>
-                  <CurrentBoardApproved request={previousApprovedRequest} />
+                  <CurrentBoardApproved
+                    request={previousApprovedRequest}
+                    hasOpenRequest={isCurrentRequestPending}
+                  />
                 </Stack>
               )}
             </>
diff --git a/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/SharedComponents/CurrentBoardApproved.test.tsx b/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/SharedComponents/CurrentBoardApproved.test.tsx
index 83ba1791c4..43d080d64b 100644
--- a/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/SharedComponents/CurrentBoardApproved.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/SharedComponents/CurrentBoardApproved.test.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { ThemeProvider } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials';
 import TestRouter from '__tests__/util/TestRouter';
 import { GqlMockedProvider } from '__tests__/util/graphqlMocking';
 import theme from 'src/theme';
@@ -17,19 +18,40 @@ import { CurrentBoardApproved } from './CurrentBoardApproved';
 const newRequestId = 'new-request-id';
 const mutationSpy = jest.fn();
 const mockPush = jest.fn();
+
+const singleContext: Partial<ContextType> = {
+  isMarried: false,
+  preferredName: 'John',
+  spousePreferredName: '',
+  userHcmData: {
+    staffInfo: {
+      personNumber: '000123456',
+    },
+  } as unknown as HcmData,
+  spouseHcmData: null,
+};
+
 interface TestComponentProps {
-  contextValue: Partial<ContextType>;
+  contextValue?: Partial<ContextType>;
+  request?: typeof mockMHARequest;
   router?: {
     push?: jest.Mock;
     query?: { accountListId?: string };
   };
+  mocks?: DeepPartial<{
+    DuplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequest: DuplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequestMutation;
+  }>;
+  hasOpenRequest?: boolean;
 }
 
 const TestComponent: React.FC<TestComponentProps> = ({
-  contextValue,
+  contextValue = singleContext,
+  request,
   router = {},
+  mocks,
+  hasOpenRequest,
 }) => {
-  const approvedMHARequest = {
+  const approvedMHARequest = request ?? {
     ...mockMHARequest,
     updatedAt: '2022-12-01',
     requestAttributes: {
@@ -47,12 +69,16 @@ const TestComponent: React.FC<TestComponentProps> = ({
         <GqlMockedProvider<{
           DuplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequest: DuplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequestMutation;
         }>
+          mocks={mocks}
           onCall={mutationSpy}
         >
           <MinisterHousingAllowanceContext.Provider
             value={contextValue as ContextType}
           >
-            <CurrentBoardApproved request={approvedMHARequest} />
+            <CurrentBoardApproved
+              request={approvedMHARequest}
+              hasOpenRequest={hasOpenRequest}
+            />
           </MinisterHousingAllowanceContext.Provider>
         </GqlMockedProvider>
       </TestRouter>
@@ -105,19 +131,7 @@ describe('CurrentBoardApproved Component', () => {
 
   it('should render correctly for single person', () => {
     const { queryByText, queryByRole, getAllByText } = render(
-      <TestComponent
-        contextValue={{
-          isMarried: false,
-          preferredName: 'John',
-          spousePreferredName: '',
-          userHcmData: {
-            staffInfo: {
-              personNumber: '000123456',
-            },
-          } as unknown as HcmData,
-          spouseHcmData: null,
-        }}
-      />,
+      <TestComponent />,
     );
 
     expect(queryByText('Current Board Approved MHA')).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -141,42 +155,19 @@ describe('CurrentBoardApproved Component', () => {
 
   it('should navigate to edit page with new requestId after duplicate mutation', async () => {
     const { getByText } = render(
-      <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
-        <TestRouter router={{ push: mockPush }}>
-          <GqlMockedProvider<{
-            DuplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequest: DuplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequestMutation;
-          }>
-            mocks={{
-              DuplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequest: {
-                duplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequest: {
-                  ministryHousingAllowanceRequest: {
-                    id: newRequestId,
-                  },
-                },
+      <TestComponent
+        request={mockMHARequest}
+        router={{ push: mockPush }}
+        mocks={{
+          DuplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequest: {
+            duplicateMinistryHousingAllowanceRequest: {
+              ministryHousingAllowanceRequest: {
+                id: newRequestId,
               },
-            }}
-            onCall={mutationSpy}
-          >
-            <MinisterHousingAllowanceContext.Provider
-              value={
-                {
-                  isMarried: false,
-                  preferredName: 'John',
-                  spousePreferredName: '',
-                  userHcmData: {
-                    staffInfo: {
-                      personNumber: '000123456',
-                    },
-                  } as unknown as HcmData,
-                  spouseHcmData: null,
-                } as ContextType
-              }
-            >
-              <CurrentBoardApproved request={mockMHARequest} />
-            </MinisterHousingAllowanceContext.Provider>
-          </GqlMockedProvider>
-        </TestRouter>
-      </ThemeProvider>,
+            },
+          },
+        }}
+      />,
     );
 
     const updateButton = getByText('Update Current MHA');
@@ -199,4 +190,11 @@ describe('CurrentBoardApproved Component', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  it('should hide Update Current MHA button when there is an open request', () => {
+    const { queryByText, getByText } = render(<TestComponent hasOpenRequest />);
+
+    expect(getByText('View Current MHA')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByText('Update Current MHA')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/SharedComponents/CurrentBoardApproved.tsx b/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/SharedComponents/CurrentBoardApproved.tsx
index a3e8f1a730..4623dc5e7d 100644
--- a/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/SharedComponents/CurrentBoardApproved.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Reports/MinisterHousingAllowance/SharedComponents/CurrentBoardApproved.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ import { MHARequest } from './types';
 
 interface CurrentBoardApprovedProps {
   request: MHARequest | null;
+  hasOpenRequest?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const CurrentBoardApproved: React.FC<CurrentBoardApprovedProps> = ({
   request,
+  hasOpenRequest = false,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const locale = useLocale();
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ export const CurrentBoardApproved: React.FC<CurrentBoardApprovedProps> = ({
       linkOne={viewLink}
       linkTwoText={t('Update Current MHA')}
       handleLinkTwo={handleDuplicateRequest}
+      hideLinkTwoButton={hasOpenRequest}
       isRequest={false}
       handlePrint={handlePrint}
       handleConfirmCancel={() => {}}