diff --git a/resources/lib/UnityUser.php b/resources/lib/UnityUser.php
index 1024c264..606a1aa8 100644
--- a/resources/lib/UnityUser.php
+++ b/resources/lib/UnityUser.php
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ public function getPIGroupGIDs(): array
      */
     public function requestAccountDeletion(): void
     {
+        $this->SQL->deleteRequestsByUser($this->uid);
         $this->SQL->addAccountDeletionRequest($this->uid);
         $this->MAILER->sendMail("admin", "account_deletion_request_admin", [
             "user" => $this->uid,
diff --git a/test/functional/AccountDeletionRequestTest.php b/test/functional/AccountDeletionRequestTest.php
index 1c7c33b9..8a590e3a 100644
--- a/test/functional/AccountDeletionRequestTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/AccountDeletionRequestTest.php
@@ -40,4 +40,33 @@ public function testRequestAccountDeletionUserHasGroup()
             $this->assertNumberAccountDeletionRequests(0);
         }
     }
+
+    /* when you request account deletion, any other requests should be deleted */
+    public function testRequestAccountDeletionUserHasRequest()
+    {
+        global $USER, $SQL;
+        $pi_args = getUserIsPIHasNoMembersNoMemberRequests();
+        switchUser(...$pi_args);
+        $pi = $USER;
+        $pi_group = $USER->getPIGroup();
+        $this->assertEqualsCanonicalizing([$pi->uid], $pi_group->getGroupMemberUIDs());
+        $user_args = getBlankUser();
+        switchUser(...$user_args);
+        $this->assertEmpty($USER->getPIGroupGIDs());
+        $this->assertNumberAccountDeletionRequests(0);
+        $this->assertNumberRequests(0);
+        try {
+            $pi_group->newUserRequest($USER);
+            $this->assertNumberRequests(1);
+            http_post(__DIR__ . "/../../webroot/panel/account.php", [
+                "form_type" => "account_deletion_request",
+            ]);
+            $this->assertNumberAccountDeletionRequests(1);
+            $this->assertNumberRequests(0);
+        } finally {
+            $SQL->deleteAccountDeletionRequest($USER->uid);
+            $this->assertNumberAccountDeletionRequests(0);
+            ensureUserNotInPIGroup($pi_group);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php b/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php
index 3061f59f..b7833676 100644
--- a/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php
+++ b/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php
@@ -425,4 +425,15 @@ public function assertNumberPiBecomeRequests(int $x)
         }
         $this->assertEquals($x, $this->getNumberPiBecomeRequests());
     }
+
+    public function getNumberRequests()
+    {
+        global $USER, $SQL;
+        return count($SQL->getRequestsByUser($USER->uid));
+    }
+
+    public function assertNumberRequests(int $x)
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals($x, $this->getNumberRequests());
+    }
 }