diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js b/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js
index 6508a91a4921237406bd5b9e386e167f1e608977..82d6b27cecc05dff19ac1f018acf05305e125fde 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ export const isHEToManuscript = (state, collectionId) => {
   return get(collection, 'handlingEditor.id') === currentUserId
 }
 
-const canMakeRecommendationStatuses = ['reviewCompleted', 'heAssigned']
+const canMakeRecommendationStatuses = [
+  'reviewCompleted',
+  'heAssigned',
+  'underReview',
+]
 export const canMakeRecommendation = (state, collection, fragment = {}) => {
   if (fragment.id !== last(collection.fragments)) return false
   const isHE = isHEToManuscript(state, collection.id)
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/SideBarActions.js b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/SideBarActions.js
index dbfc3d7cd8c6bcbd6f7ce6a70176913185514c9a..4ab282febce17b1393ae399c75a1153df3fa64cb 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/SideBarActions.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/SideBarActions.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const SideBarActions = ({
         collectionId={project.id}
         fragmentId={version.id}
         modalKey={`decide-${version.id}`}
+        status={project.status}
       />
     )}
 
diff --git a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCard.js b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCard.js
index 044a3a21e91903f72a444097b665d116eac4aff2..d0b8f03d47f45aa1f8a155754152933b970757a5 100644
--- a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCard.js
+++ b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCard.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ const DashboardCard = ({
                   collectionId={project.id}
                   fragmentId={version.id}
                   modalKey={`recommend-${version.id}`}
-                  status={project.status}
                 />
               )}
               <ZipFiles
diff --git a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/MakeRecommendation/RecommendWizard.js b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/MakeRecommendation/RecommendWizard.js
index fb7452baf0ba87d8e6d3edb530511df05a9a4bfa..6ad740fde0799055cbc4a8684935b0e37e8b2511 100644
--- a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/MakeRecommendation/RecommendWizard.js
+++ b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/MakeRecommendation/RecommendWizard.js
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import { getFormValues, reset as resetForm } from 'redux-form'
 
 import { FormItems } from '../UIComponents'
 import { StepOne, StepTwo, utils } from './'
-import { createRecommendation } from '../../redux/recommendations'
+import {
+  createRecommendation,
+  selectReviewRecommendations,
+} from '../../redux/recommendations'
 
 const RecommendWizard = ({
   step,
@@ -40,8 +43,9 @@ const RecommendWizard = ({
 
 export default compose(
   connect(
-    state => ({
+    (state, { fragmentId }) => ({
       decision: get(getFormValues('recommendation')(state), 'decision'),
+      reviews: selectReviewRecommendations(state, fragmentId),
     }),
     {
       resetForm,
diff --git a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/MakeRecommendation/StepOne.js b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/MakeRecommendation/StepOne.js
index b6723f9ff0a70dd03fb30668d2e8db606247cd66..1cb644c274d3bf7732c58e245090397fa33f2da6 100644
--- a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/MakeRecommendation/StepOne.js
+++ b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/MakeRecommendation/StepOne.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import { reduxForm } from 'redux-form'
+import { isEmpty } from 'lodash'
 import { RadioGroup, ValidatedField, Button } from '@pubsweet/ui'
 
 import { utils } from './'
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ import { FormItems } from '../UIComponents'
 
 const { Row, Title, RowItem, RootContainer, CustomRadioGroup } = FormItems
 
-const StepOne = ({ hideModal, disabled, onSubmit, status }) => (
+const StepOne = ({ hideModal, disabled, onSubmit, reviews }) => (
   <RootContainer>
     <Title>Recommendation for Next Phase</Title>
     <Row>
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ const StepOne = ({ hideModal, disabled, onSubmit, status }) => (
               <RadioGroup
                 name="decision"
                 options={
-                  status === 'reviewCompleted'
+                  !isEmpty(reviews)
                     ? utils.recommendationOptions
                     : utils.recommendationOptions.slice(1)
                 }