diff --git a/osclib/request_finder.py b/osclib/request_finder.py
index 69fa543a..f653e9cd 100644
--- a/osclib/request_finder.py
+++ b/osclib/request_finder.py
@@ -93,16 +93,23 @@ class RequestFinder:
         for sr in root.findall('request'):
             # TODO: check the package matches - OBS is case insensitive
             request = int(sr.get('id'))
-            self.srs[request] = {'project': 'openSUSE:Factory'}
+            state = sr.find('state').get('name')
+
+            self.srs[request] = {'project': 'openSUSE:Factory', 'state': state }
 
             review = self._new_review_by_project(request, sr)
             if review:
                 self.srs[int(request)]['staging'] = review
 
             if ret:
-                msg = 'There are multiple requests for package "{}": {} and {}'
-                msg = msg.format(package, ret, request)
-                raise oscerr.WrongArgs(msg)
+                if self.srs[ret]['state'] == 'declined':
+                    # ignore previous requests if they are declined
+                    # if they are the last one, it's fine to return them
+                    del self.srs[ret]
+                else:
+                    msg = 'There are multiple requests for package "{}": {} and {}'
+                    msg = msg.format(package, ret, request)
+                    raise oscerr.WrongArgs(msg)
             ret = request
 
         return ret
diff --git a/osclib/select_command.py b/osclib/select_command.py
index be433aed..73cc2693 100644
--- a/osclib/select_command.py
+++ b/osclib/select_command.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class SelectCommand(object):
         package = self._package(request)
 
         for staging in self.api.get_staging_projects():
+            if staging == self.tprj: # requests for the same project are fine
+                continue
             for rq in self.api.get_prj_pseudometa(staging)['requests']:
                 if rq['id'] != request and rq['package'] == package:
                     return (rq['id'], package, staging)
@@ -50,13 +52,13 @@ class SelectCommand(object):
             return self.api.move_between_project(fprj, rq, self.tprj)
         elif 'staging' in rq_prj and not move:
             # Previously selected, but not explicit move
-            msg = 'Request {} is actually in "{}".\n'
+            msg = 'Request {} is already tracked in "{}".'
             msg = msg.format(rq, rq_prj['staging'])
             if rq_prj['staging'] != self.tprj:
-                msg += 'Use --move modifier to move the request from "{}" to "{}"'
+                msg += '\nUse --move modifier to move the request from "{}" to "{}"'
                 msg = msg.format(rq_prj['staging'], self.tprj)
             print(msg)
-            return False
+            return True
         else:
             raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Arguments for select are not correct.')