diff --git a/ui/app/pages/permissions-connect/permissions-connect.component.js b/ui/app/pages/permissions-connect/permissions-connect.component.js
index 4119e04a6..ada2ba017 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/permissions-connect/permissions-connect.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/permissions-connect/permissions-connect.component.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default class PermissionConnect extends Component {
     addressLastConnectedMap: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     lastConnectedInfo: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     permissionsRequestId: PropTypes.string,
-    hasPendingPermissionsRequests: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    hasAdditionalPermissionsRequests: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     history: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     connectPath: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     confirmPermissionPath: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ export default class PermissionConnect extends Component {
   }
 
   _doRedirect () {
-    const { history, hasPendingPermissionsRequests } = this.props
+    const { history, hasAdditionalPermissionsRequests } = this.props
 
     if (
-      !hasPendingPermissionsRequests &&
+      !hasAdditionalPermissionsRequests &&
       getEnvironmentType() === ENVIRONMENT_TYPE_NOTIFICATION
     ) {
       global.platform.closeCurrentWindow()
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/permissions-connect/permissions-connect.container.js b/ui/app/pages/permissions-connect/permissions-connect.container.js
index 30a76ec55..31116fd15 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/permissions-connect/permissions-connect.container.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/permissions-connect/permissions-connect.container.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
   const permissionsRequest = permissionsRequests
     .find((permissionsRequest) => permissionsRequest.metadata.id === permissionsRequestId)
 
-  const hasPendingPermissionsRequests = permissionsRequest
+  // used to determine whether to redirect or show the next permissions request
+  const hasAdditionalPermissionsRequests = permissionsRequest
     ? permissionsRequests.length > 1
     : permissionsRequests.length > 0
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
   return {
     permissionsRequest,
     permissionsRequestId,
-    hasPendingPermissionsRequests,
+    hasAdditionalPermissionsRequests,
     accounts: accountsWithLabels,
     currentAddress,
     origin,