diff --git a/api/namex/resources/name_requests/report_resource.py b/api/namex/resources/name_requests/report_resource.py
index eb7fc6eff..f94e261af 100644
--- a/api/namex/resources/name_requests/report_resource.py
+++ b/api/namex/resources/name_requests/report_resource.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def email_consent_letter(self, nr_id):
             nr_model = Request.query.get(nr_id)
             if not nr_model:
                 return jsonify(message='{nr_id} not found'.format(nr_id=nr_model.id)), HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND
+            nr_model.consentFlag = 'R' # invariant: this function is only called when the consent letter has been received
             report, status_code = ReportResource._get_report(nr_model)
             if status_code != HTTPStatus.OK:
                 return jsonify(message=str(report)), status_code
diff --git a/api/report-templates/nameRequest.html b/api/report-templates/nameRequest.html
index 80b50161f..a689d7f06 100644
--- a/api/report-templates/nameRequest.html
+++ b/api/report-templates/nameRequest.html
@@ -66,9 +66,15 @@
                            </td>
                         </tr>
                         <tr>
+                           {% if consentFlag=='R' %}
+                           <td class="checkbox">
+                              <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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">
+                           </td>
+                           {% elif consentFlag=='Y' %}
                            <td class="checkbox">
                               <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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">
                            </td>
+                           {% endif %}
                            <td style="vertical-align: top;">
                               <label for="consent-box" class="section-data mt-2">
                                  Receive confirmation that the consent letter has been accepted