diff --git a/apps/builddao/widget/components/buttons/JoinNow.jsx b/apps/builddao/widget/components/buttons/JoinNow.jsx
index 27ba3914..12a4cb79 100644
--- a/apps/builddao/widget/components/buttons/JoinNow.jsx
+++ b/apps/builddao/widget/components/buttons/JoinNow.jsx
@@ -1,40 +1,10 @@
-const daoId = "build.sputnik-dao.near";
-const accountId = context.accountId;
-const alreadyJoinedRolesNames = ["community", "council"];
-const searchRange = 100;
-
-const policy = Near.view(daoId, "get_policy");
-
-const lastProposalId = Near.view(daoId, "get_last_proposal_id") - 1;
-
-const lastProposals = Near.view(daoId, "get_proposals", {
-  from_index: lastProposalId - searchRange,
-  limit: searchRange,
-}) || [];
-
-const alreadyMadeAProposal =
-  lastProposals.filter((proposal) => {
-    return proposal.proposer === accountId;
-  }).length > 0;
-
-if (policy === null) {
-  return "";
-}
-
-const deposit = policy.proposal_bond;
-
-const group = policy.roles
-  .filter((role) => alreadyJoinedRolesNames.includes(role.name))
-  .map((role) => {
-    return role.kind.Group;
-  });
-
-const accounts = new Set(group[0].concat(group[1]));
+const { checkIsMemberOrPending } = VM.require(
+  "buildhub.near/widget/core.lib.common"
+);
 
-const isCommunityOrCouncilMember = accounts.has(accountId);
+checkIsMemberOrPending || (checkIsMemberOrPending = () => {});
 
-const canJoin =
-  (accountId && !isCommunityOrCouncilMember )|| (accountId && !alreadyMadeAProposal);
+const isMemberOrPending = checkIsMemberOrPending(context.accountId);
 
 const Button = styled.a`
   width: max-content;
@@ -83,6 +53,10 @@ const Container = styled.div`
 
 return (
   <Container>
-    {canJoin ? <Button href={"/join"}>Join Now</Button> : props.children}
+    {!isMemberOrPending ? (
+      <Button href={"/join"}>Join Now</Button>
+    ) : (
+      props.children
+    )}
   </Container>
 );
diff --git a/apps/builddao/widget/core/lib/common.js b/apps/builddao/widget/core/lib/common.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96bb4082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/builddao/widget/core/lib/common.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// checks if the user is already dao's community/council member or has an active proposal
+const checkIsMemberOrPending = (accountId) => {
+  const daoId = "build.sputnik-dao.near";
+  if (!accountId) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const alreadyJoinedRolesNames = ["community", "council"];
+  const searchRange = 100;
+
+  const lastProposalId = Near.view(daoId, "get_last_proposal_id");
+
+  const policy = Near.view(daoId, "get_policy");
+  const isDaoMember = false;
+  const lastProposals =
+    Near.view(daoId, "get_proposals", {
+      from_index: lastProposalId - searchRange,
+      limit: searchRange
+    }) || [];
+
+  const alreadyMadeAProposal =
+    lastProposals.filter((proposal) => {
+      return (
+        proposal.proposer === accountId && proposal.status === "InProgress"
+      );
+    }).length > 0;
+
+  policy.roles
+    .filter((role) => alreadyJoinedRolesNames.includes(role.name))
+    .map((role) => {
+      if (Array.isArray(role.kind.Group) && !isDaoMember) {
+        isDaoMember = role.kind.Group.includes(accountId);
+      }
+    });
+  return isDaoMember || alreadyMadeAProposal;
+};
+
+return { checkIsMemberOrPending };
diff --git a/apps/builddao/widget/section/cta.jsx b/apps/builddao/widget/section/cta.jsx
index 63c03111..4665c7c6 100644
--- a/apps/builddao/widget/section/cta.jsx
+++ b/apps/builddao/widget/section/cta.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+const { checkIsMemberOrPending } = VM.require(
+  "buildhub.near/widget/core.lib.common"
+);
+
+checkIsMemberOrPending || (checkIsMemberOrPending = () => {});
+
+const isMemberOrPending = checkIsMemberOrPending(context.accountId);
+
 const logoLink =
   "https://ipfs.near.social/ipfs/bafkreihbwho3qfvnu4yss3eh5jrx6uxhrlzdgtdjyzyjrpa6odro6wdxya";
 const gridLink =
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ return (
     <Card>
       <Logo src={logoLink} />
       <h1>Together, we can build a better future.</h1>
-      <a href="/join">Join Now</a>
+      {!isMemberOrPending && <a href="/join">Join Now</a>}
     </Card>
     <Grid src={gridLink} />
     <LeftBlur src={leftBlur} />
diff --git a/apps/builddao/widget/section/join.jsx b/apps/builddao/widget/section/join.jsx
index 6e3d8b54..dbf97c64 100644
--- a/apps/builddao/widget/section/join.jsx
+++ b/apps/builddao/widget/section/join.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+const { checkIsMemberOrPending } = VM.require(
+  "buildhub.near/widget/core.lib.common"
+);
+
+checkIsMemberOrPending || (checkIsMemberOrPending = () => {});
+
+const isMemberOrPending = checkIsMemberOrPending(context.accountId);
+
 const SectionPill = ({ title, icon }) => {
   const Pill = styled.div`
     display: flex;
@@ -356,7 +364,7 @@ return (
           <br />
           3. Fulfill contribution requirements
         </p>
-        <a href="/join">Join Now</a>
+        {!isMemberOrPending && <a href="/join">Join Now</a>}
       </CTAContent>
     </CTAContainer>
   </JoinContainer>