diff --git a/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb
index 76148e148..c639de66c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class RequestsController < ApplicationController
       raise e unless e.message.include? "already friends"
       flash[:notice] = "You are already friends with #{params[:request][:destination_url]}!"
       redirect_to current_user.group_by_id(params[:request][:group_id])
+      return
     end
 
     if @request