diff --git a/modpol/modules/consent.lua b/modpol/modules/consent.lua
index 5d82899..a94042b 100644
--- a/modpol/modules/consent.lua
+++ b/modpol/modules/consent.lua
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ function modpol.modules.consent:new_process(id, request_id, org_id)
     setmetatable(process, modpol.modules.consent)
     modpol.ocutil.log('Created new process #' .. id .. ' for request id #' .. request_id)
 
-    -- modpol.orgs.get_org(self.org_id):add_pending_action('luke', self.id, 'approve')
     local p_org = modpol.orgs.get_org(org_id)
 
     for i, member in ipairs(p_org.members) do
-        p_org:add_pending_action(id, member, 'approve')
+        p_org:add_pending_action(id, member)
     end
 
     return process
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ function modpol.modules.consent:approve(user, decision)
     self.total_votes = self.total_votes + 1
     
     local p_org = modpol.orgs.get_org(self.org_id)
-    p_org:remove_pending_action(self.id, user, "approve")
+    p_org:remove_pending_action(self.id, user)
 
     self:update_status()
 end
diff --git a/modpol/orgs/requests.lua b/modpol/orgs/requests.lua
index 4cd9012..02b8d2a 100644
--- a/modpol/orgs/requests.lua
+++ b/modpol/orgs/requests.lua
@@ -40,33 +40,25 @@ end
 
 -- ===========================
 -- adds a new pending action to the org's table
-function modpol.orgs:add_pending_action(process_id, user, action)
+function modpol.orgs:add_pending_action(process_id, user)
     -- adds tables if they don't exist already
     self.pending[user] = self.pending[user] or {}
-    self.pending[user][process_id] =  self.pending[user][process_id] or {}
+    -- flagging actual action
+    self.pending[user][process_id] = true
 
-    -- inserting actual action
-    table.insert(self.pending[user][process_id], action)
-    modpol.ocutil.log("Added pending action '" .. action .. "' to " .. user .. " in process #" .. process_id)
+    modpol.ocutil.log("Added pending action to " .. user .. " in process #" .. process_id)
 end
 
 -- ========================
 -- removes a pending action from the org's table
-function modpol.orgs:remove_pending_action(process_id, user, action)
-    -- cautiously checks if pending action exists before removing it
+function modpol.orgs:remove_pending_action(process_id, user)
+    
     if self.pending[user] then
-        if self.pending[user][process_id] then
-            -- searching for action to remove
-            for i, a in pairs(self.pending[user][process_id]) do
-                if a == action then
-                    self.pending[user][process_id][i] = nil
-                    modpol.ocutil.log("Removed pending action '" .. action .. "' from " .. user .. " in process #" .. process_id)
-                    return
-                end
-            end
-        end
+        self.pending[user][process_id] = nil
+        modpol.ocutil.log("Removed pending action from " .. user .. " in process #" .. process_id)
+    else
+        modpol.ocutil.log("Could not remove pending action from " .. user .. " in process #" .. process_id)
     end
-    modpol.ocutil.log("Could not remove pending action '" .. action .. "' from " .. user .. " in process #" .. process_id)
 end
 
 -- =====================