diff --git a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/models.py b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/models.py
index 3ca6b8c6..8491f08f 100644
--- a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/models.py
+++ b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/models.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Set
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, User
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ from allianceauth.notifications import notify
 class GroupRequest(models.Model):
     """Request from a user for joining or leaving a group."""
 
-    leave_request = models.BooleanField(default=0)
+    leave_request = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     group = models.ForeignKey(Group, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ class RequestLog(models.Model):
     request_type = models.BooleanField(null=True)
     group = models.ForeignKey(Group, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     request_info = models.CharField(max_length=254)
-    action = models.BooleanField(default=0)
+    action = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     request_actor = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
 
diff --git a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/templates/groupmanagement/index.html b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/templates/groupmanagement/index.html
index 5a383501..c8e7c298 100644
--- a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/templates/groupmanagement/index.html
+++ b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/templates/groupmanagement/index.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                 </a>
             </li>
 
-            {%  if not auto_leave %}
+            {%  if not show_leave_tab %}
                 <li>
                     <a data-toggle="tab" href="#leave">
                         {% translate "Leave Requests" %}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                         {% endif %}
                     </div>
 
-                    {%  if not auto_leave %}
+                    {%  if not show_leave_tab %}
                         <div id="leave" class="tab-pane">
                             {% if leaverequests %}
                                 <div class="table-responsive">
diff --git a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/tests/test_views.py b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/tests/test_views.py
index e0c9245b..a8bcfe58 100644
--- a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.test import RequestFactory, TestCase, override_settings
 from django.urls import reverse
 
+from allianceauth.groupmanagement.models import Group, GroupRequest
 from allianceauth.tests.auth_utils import AuthUtils
 
 from .. import views
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ class TestViews(TestCase):
         self.factory = RequestFactory()
         self.user = AuthUtils.create_user('Peter Parker')
         self.user_with_manage_permission = AuthUtils.create_user('Bruce Wayne')
+        self.group = Group.objects.create(name="Example group")
 
         # set permissions
         AuthUtils.add_permission_to_user_by_name(
@@ -83,3 +85,19 @@ class TestViews(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertNotIn('<a data-toggle="tab" href="#leave">', content)
         self.assertNotIn('<div id="leave" class="tab-pane">', content)
+
+    @override_settings(GROUPMANAGEMENT_AUTO_LEAVE=True)
+    def test_should_not_hide_leave_requests_tab_when_there_are_open_requests(self):
+        # given
+        request = self.factory.get(reverse('groupmanagement:management'))
+        request.user = self.user_with_manage_permission
+        GroupRequest.objects.create(user=self.user, group=self.group, leave_request=True)
+
+        # when
+        response = views.group_management(request)
+
+        # then
+        content = response_content_to_str(response)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn('<a data-toggle="tab" href="#leave">', content)
+        self.assertIn('<div id="leave" class="tab-pane">', content)
diff --git a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/views.py b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/views.py
index 8ab1af22..13fe33bc 100644
--- a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/views.py
+++ b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/views.py
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import logging
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import messages
-from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
-from django.contrib.auth.decorators import user_passes_test
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, user_passes_test
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist, PermissionDenied
 from django.db.models import Count
 from django.http import Http404
-from django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect, render
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from allianceauth.notifications import notify
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ from allianceauth.notifications import notify
 from .managers import GroupManager
 from .models import GroupRequest, RequestLog
 
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -45,10 +43,15 @@ def group_management(request):
     logger.debug("Providing user {} with {} acceptrequests and {} leaverequests.".format(
         request.user, len(acceptrequests), len(leaverequests)))
 
+    show_leave_tab = (
+        getattr(settings, 'GROUPMANAGEMENT_AUTO_LEAVE', False)
+        and not GroupRequest.objects.filter(leave_request=True).exists()
+    )
+
     render_items = {
         'acceptrequests': acceptrequests,
         'leaverequests': leaverequests,
-        'auto_leave': getattr(settings, 'GROUPMANAGEMENT_AUTO_LEAVE', False),
+        'show_leave_tab': show_leave_tab,
     }
 
     return render(request, 'groupmanagement/index.html', context=render_items)