diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index 6ffc52f9..94416c28 100755
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ class Claim(models.Model):
     user =  models.ForeignKey(User, related_name="claim", null=False ) 
     status = models.CharField(max_length=7, choices= STATUSES, default='pending')
     
+    @property
+    def can_open_new(self):
+        # whether a campaign can be opened for this claim
+        
+        #must be an active claim
+        if self.status != 'active':
+            return False
+        #can't already be a campaign
+        for campaign in self.campaigns:
+            if campaign.status in ['ACTIVE','INITIALIZED', 'SUCCESSFUL']:
+                return False
+        return True
+    
 class RightsHolder(models.Model):
     created =  models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)  
     email = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True)
diff --git a/frontend/views.py b/frontend/views.py
index 1cd134a0..c7923d1d 100755
--- a/frontend/views.py
+++ b/frontend/views.py
@@ -1138,10 +1138,8 @@ def rh_tools(request):
             claim.campaigns = claim.work.campaigns.all()
         else:
             claim.campaigns = []
-        claim.can_open_new=False if claim.work.last_campaign_status in ['ACTIVE','INITIALIZED'] else True
         for campaign in claim.campaigns:
             if campaign.status in ['ACTIVE','INITIALIZED']:
-                claim.can_open_new=False
                 if request.method == 'POST' and request.POST.has_key('edit_managers_%s'% campaign.id) :
                     campaign.edit_managers_form=EditManagersForm( instance=campaign, data=request.POST, prefix=campaign.id)
                     if campaign.edit_managers_form.is_valid():
@@ -1149,7 +1147,7 @@ def rh_tools(request):
                         campaign.edit_managers_form = EditManagersForm(instance=campaign, prefix=campaign.id)
                 else:
                     campaign.edit_managers_form=EditManagersForm(instance=campaign, prefix=campaign.id)
-        if claim.status == 'active' and claim.can_open_new:
+        if claim.can_open_new:
             if request.method == 'POST' and  request.POST.has_key('work') and int(request.POST['work']) == claim.work.id :
                 claim.campaign_form = OpenCampaignForm(request.POST)
                 if claim.campaign_form.is_valid():                    
@@ -1158,11 +1156,8 @@ def rh_tools(request):
                     new_campaign.target = D(settings.UNGLUEIT_MINIMUM_TARGET)
                     new_campaign.save()
                     claim.campaign_form.save_m2m()
-                    claim.can_open_new=False
             else:
                 claim.campaign_form = OpenCampaignForm(data={'work': claim.work, 'name': claim.work.title,  'userid': request.user.id, 'managers_1': request.user.id})
-        else:
-            claim.can_open_new=False
     campaigns = request.user.campaigns.all()
     new_campaign = None
     for campaign in campaigns: