diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index e498e8bd5..265a2a5f6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
 
     if @person
       @incoming_request = Request.to(current_user).from(@person).first
-      @outgoing_request = Request.from(current_user).to(@person).first
 
       @profile = @person.profile
       @contact = current_user.contact_for(@person)
diff --git a/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
index 58a505ef3..ce85cc2ce 100644
--- a/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       %br
       %hr{:style=>"width:300px;"}
 
-  -if (contact && !contact.pending?) || person == current_user.person
+  -if (contact && !contact.pending?) || person == current_user.person || @incoming_request
     %ul#profile_information
       %li
         %h3 #{t('.bio')}