diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Presentation.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Presentation.php
index d9503691..2b41b70e 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Presentation.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Presentation.php
@@ -566,6 +566,13 @@ class Presentation extends SummitEvent
         return $this->progress;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isCompleted():bool {
+        return $this->progress == Presentation::PHASE_COMPLETE;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param int $progress
      */
diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Speakers/SpeakerEditPermissionRequest.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Speakers/SpeakerEditPermissionRequest.php
index 7650b370..a0f783fe 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Speakers/SpeakerEditPermissionRequest.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Speakers/SpeakerEditPermissionRequest.php
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class SpeakerEditPermissionRequest extends SilverstripeBaseModel
     {
         parent::__construct();
         $this->approved = false;
+        $this->hash     = "";
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Services/Model/PresentationService.php b/app/Services/Model/PresentationService.php
index 84f7fa89..86a89beb 100644
--- a/app/Services/Model/PresentationService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Model/PresentationService.php
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ final class PresentationService
             $presentation->setSelectionPlan($current_selection_plan);
 
             $summit->addEvent($presentation);
-
-            $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_SUMMARY);
+            if(!$presentation->isCompleted())
+                $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_SUMMARY);
 
             $presentation = $this->saveOrUpdatePresentation
             (
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ final class PresentationService
                 $presentation->clearTags();
 
                 if (count($data['tags']) > 0) {
-                    if ($presentation->getProgress() == Presentation::PHASE_SUMMARY)
+                    if(!$presentation->isCompleted())
                         $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_TAGS);
                 }
 
@@ -596,12 +596,6 @@ final class PresentationService
                     $presentation_id
                 ));
 
-            if ($presentation->getProgress() != Presentation::PHASE_SPEAKERS) {
-                throw new ValidationException
-                (
-                    sprintf("presentation %s is not allowed to mark as completed", $presentation_id)
-                );
-            }
 
             if (!$presentation->fulfilSpeakersConditions()) {
                 throw new ValidationException
diff --git a/app/Services/Model/SummitService.php b/app/Services/Model/SummitService.php
index 435a1b49..cf9fa4e0 100644
--- a/app/Services/Model/SummitService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Model/SummitService.php
@@ -1697,9 +1697,8 @@ final class SummitService extends AbstractService implements ISummitService
             $speaker = $this->speaker_repository->getById(intval($speaker_id));
             if (is_null($speaker))
                 throw new EntityNotFoundException(sprintf('speaker %s not found', $speaker_id));
-
-            if($presentation->getProgress() == Presentation::PHASE_TAGS)
-                $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_SPEAKERS);
+            if(!$presentation->isCompleted())
+                 $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_SPEAKERS);
 
             $presentation->addSpeaker($speaker);
         });
@@ -1741,8 +1740,7 @@ final class SummitService extends AbstractService implements ISummitService
                 $speaker = $this->speaker_repository->getById(intval($speaker_id));
                 if (is_null($speaker))
                     throw new EntityNotFoundException(sprintf('speaker %s not found', $speaker_id));
-
-                if($presentation->getProgress() == Presentation::PHASE_TAGS)
+                if(!$presentation->isCompleted())
                     $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_SPEAKERS);
 
                 $presentation->removeSpeaker($speaker);
@@ -1784,8 +1782,7 @@ final class SummitService extends AbstractService implements ISummitService
             $speaker = $this->speaker_repository->getById(intval($speaker_id));
             if (is_null($speaker))
                 throw new EntityNotFoundException(sprintf('speaker %s not found', $speaker_id));
-
-            if($presentation->getProgress() == Presentation::PHASE_TAGS)
+            if(!$presentation->isCompleted())
                 $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_SPEAKERS);
 
             $presentation->setModerator($speaker);
@@ -1828,8 +1825,7 @@ final class SummitService extends AbstractService implements ISummitService
             $speaker = $this->speaker_repository->getById(intval($speaker_id));
             if (is_null($speaker))
                 throw new EntityNotFoundException(sprintf('speaker %s not found', $speaker_id));
-
-            if($presentation->getProgress() == Presentation::PHASE_TAGS)
+            if(!$presentation->isCompleted())
                 $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_SPEAKERS);
 
             $presentation->unsetModerator();