diff --git a/commonspace/object/acl/list/aclstate.go b/commonspace/object/acl/list/aclstate.go
index 61fbfeab..8e332630 100644
--- a/commonspace/object/acl/list/aclstate.go
+++ b/commonspace/object/acl/list/aclstate.go
@@ -681,6 +681,13 @@ func (st *AclState) applyInviteJoin(ch *aclrecordproto.AclAccountInviteJoin, rec
 			}),
 		}
 	}
+	for _, rec := range st.requestRecords {
+		if rec.RequestIdentity.Equals(identity) {
+			delete(st.pendingRequests, mapKeyFromPubKey(rec.RequestIdentity))
+			delete(st.requestRecords, rec.RecordId)
+			break
+		}
+	}
 	if st.pubKey.Equals(identity) {
 		return st.unpackAllKeys(ch.EncryptedReadKey)
 	}
diff --git a/commonspace/object/acl/list/acltestsuite.go b/commonspace/object/acl/list/acltestsuite.go
index bf61312c..a3b178c8 100644
--- a/commonspace/object/acl/list/acltestsuite.go
+++ b/commonspace/object/acl/list/acltestsuite.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (a *AclTestExecutor) buildBatchRequest(args []string, acl AclList, getPerm
 				}
 			}
 			if recId == "" {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("no join records for approve")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("no join records to approve")
 			}
 			perms := getPerm(argParts[1])
 			afterAll = append(afterAll, func() {
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func (a *AclTestExecutor) Execute(cmd string) (err error) {
 			}
 		}
 		if recId == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("no join records for approve")
+			return fmt.Errorf("no join records to approve")
 		}
 		perms := getPerm(argParts[1])
 		res, err := acl.RecordBuilder().BuildRequestAccept(RequestAcceptPayload{
diff --git a/commonspace/object/acl/list/acltestsuite_test.go b/commonspace/object/acl/list/acltestsuite_test.go
index ec06267f..5cefe156 100644
--- a/commonspace/object/acl/list/acltestsuite_test.go
+++ b/commonspace/object/acl/list/acltestsuite_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestAclExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 		{"g.join::inv1Id", nil},
 		{"g.cancel::g", nil},
 		// e cannot approve cancelled request
-		{"e.approve::g,rw", fmt.Errorf("no join records for approve")},
+		{"e.approve::g,rw", fmt.Errorf("no join records to approve")},
 		{"g.join::inv1Id", nil},
 		{"e.decline::g", nil},
 		// g cannot cancel declined request
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ func TestAclExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 		{"new4.add::super,r,superm", nil},
 		// check that users can't join using request to join for anyone can join links
 		{"new5.join::someId", ErrNoSuchInvite},
+		{"a.invite::requestJoinId", nil},
+		{"joiner.join::requestJoinId", nil},
+		// check that users can join under a different link even after they created a request to join
+		{"joiner.invite_join::someId", nil},
+		// check that they can't be approved after they joined under a different link
+		{"a.approve::joiner,rw", fmt.Errorf("no join records to approve")},
 	}
 	for _, cmd := range cmds {
 		err := a.Execute(cmd.cmd)