diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/competitions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/competitions_controller.rb
index adde2c3256..66fd30a0e4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v0/competitions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/competitions_controller.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def show
                  allow_registration_without_qualification refund_policy_percent use_wca_registration guests_per_registration_limit venue contact
                  force_comment_in_registration use_wca_registration external_registration_page guests_entry_fee_lowest_denomination guest_entry_status
                  information events_per_registration_limit],
-        methods: %w[url website short_name city venue_address venue_details latitude_degrees longitude_degrees country_iso2 event_ids registration_opened?
+        methods: %w[url website short_name city venue_address venue_details latitude_degrees longitude_degrees country_iso2 event_ids registration_currently_open?
                     main_event_id number_of_bookmarks using_payment_integrations? uses_qualification? uses_cutoff? competition_series_ids],
         include: %w[delegates organizers tabs],
       }
diff --git a/app/controllers/competitions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/competitions_controller.rb
index e691591752..d93530106b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/competitions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/competitions_controller.rb
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def unbookmark
   # Enables the New Registration Service for a Competition
   def enable_v2
     @competition = competition_from_params
-    if EnvConfig.WCA_LIVE_SITE? || @competition.registration_opened?
+    if EnvConfig.WCA_LIVE_SITE? || @competition.registration_currently_open?
       flash.now[:danger] = t('competitions.messages.cannot_activate_v2')
       return redirect_to competition_path(@competition)
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
index 4003d74df3..3308d91f58 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ def refund_payment
 
   def create
     @competition = competition_from_params
-    unless @competition.registration_opened? || @competition.user_can_pre_register?(current_user)
+    unless @competition.registration_currently_open? || @competition.user_can_pre_register?(current_user)
       flash[:danger] = "You cannot register for this competition, registration is closed"
       redirect_to competition_path(@competition)
       return
diff --git a/app/models/competition.rb b/app/models/competition.rb
index a8ad206fbd..4b22b8f087 100644
--- a/app/models/competition.rb
+++ b/app/models/competition.rb
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ def warnings_for(user)
         end
       end
 
-      if self.registration_full? && self.registration_opened?
+      if self.registration_full? && self.registration_currently_open?
         warnings[:waiting_list] = registration_full_message
       end
 
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ def uses_new_registration_service?
   end
 
   def should_render_register_v2?(user)
-    uses_new_registration_service? && user.cannot_register_for_competition_reasons(self).empty? && (registration_opened? || user_can_pre_register?(user))
+    uses_new_registration_service? && user.cannot_register_for_competition_reasons(self).empty? && (registration_currently_open? || user_can_pre_register?(user))
   end
 
   before_validation :unpack_delegate_organizer_ids
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ def can_edit_registration_fees?
     true
   end
 
-  def registration_opened?
+  def registration_currently_open?
     use_wca_registration? && !cancelled? && !registration_not_yet_opened? && !registration_past?
   end
 
@@ -1180,7 +1180,8 @@ def registration_delete_after_acceptance_allowed?
       errors.add(:refund_policy_limit_date, I18n.t('competitions.errors.refund_date_after_start'))
     end
 
-    if registration_period_required? && registration_open? && registration_close? && (registration_open >= start_date || registration_close >= start_date)
+    if registration_period_required? && registration_open.present? && registration_close.present? &&
+       (registration_open >= start_date || registration_close >= start_date)
       errors.add(:registration_close, I18n.t('competitions.errors.registration_period_after_start'))
     end
   end
@@ -1372,7 +1373,7 @@ def can_be_cancelled?
   end
 
   def orga_can_close_reg_full_limit?
-    registration_full? && registration_opened?
+    registration_full? && registration_currently_open?
   end
 
   def display_name(short: false)
@@ -1838,7 +1839,7 @@ def to_competition_info
                allow_registration_without_qualification refund_policy_percent use_wca_registration guests_per_registration_limit venue contact
                force_comment_in_registration use_wca_registration external_registration_page guests_entry_fee_lowest_denomination guest_entry_status
                information events_per_registration_limit],
-      methods: %w[url website short_name city venue_address venue_details latitude_degrees longitude_degrees country_iso2 event_ids registration_opened?
+      methods: %w[url website short_name city venue_address venue_details latitude_degrees longitude_degrees country_iso2 event_ids registration_currently_open?
                   main_event_id number_of_bookmarks using_payment_integrations? uses_qualification? uses_cutoff? competition_series_ids registration_full?],
       include: %w[delegates organizers],
     }
diff --git a/app/models/registration.rb b/app/models/registration.rb
index 1f18976fde..6f4cfce8f3 100644
--- a/app/models/registration.rb
+++ b/app/models/registration.rb
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ def to_be_paid_through_wca?
   end
 
   def show_payment_form?
-    competition.registration_opened? && to_be_paid_through_wca?
+    competition.registration_currently_open? && to_be_paid_through_wca?
   end
 
   def show_details?(user)
-    (competition.registration_opened? || !(new_or_deleted?)) || (competition.user_can_pre_register?(user))
+    (competition.registration_currently_open? || !(new_or_deleted?)) || (competition.user_can_pre_register?(user))
   end
 
   def record_payment(
diff --git a/app/views/competitions/_nav.html.erb b/app/views/competitions/_nav.html.erb
index aaad77e078..2d7b67f9c4 100644
--- a/app/views/competitions/_nav.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/competitions/_nav.html.erb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
             icon: "align left",
           }
         end
-        if !EnvConfig.WCA_LIVE_SITE? && current_user&.can_manage_competition?(@competition) && !@competition.uses_new_registration_service? && !@competition.registration_opened?
+        if !EnvConfig.WCA_LIVE_SITE? && current_user&.can_manage_competition?(@competition) && !@competition.uses_new_registration_service? && !@competition.registration_currently_open?
           nav_items << {
             text: t('.menu.enable_v2'),
             path: enable_v2_path(@competition),
diff --git a/app/views/registrations/register.html.erb b/app/views/registrations/register.html.erb
index c12ae43533..c492cb988d 100644
--- a/app/views/registrations/register.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/registrations/register.html.erb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
           <%= t 'registrations.contact_organizer' %>
         <% end %>
         <hr/>
-      <% elsif @competition.registration_opened? %>
+      <% elsif @competition.registration_currently_open? %>
         <% unless user_may_register %>
           <%= alert :danger do %>
             <%= t 'registrations.please_fix_profile_html', comp: @competition.name,
diff --git a/app/webpacker/components/RegistrationsV2/Register/CompetingStep.jsx b/app/webpacker/components/RegistrationsV2/Register/CompetingStep.jsx
index 3176fcbb04..1f40b23278 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/components/RegistrationsV2/Register/CompetingStep.jsx
+++ b/app/webpacker/components/RegistrationsV2/Register/CompetingStep.jsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const maxCommentLength = 240;
 const potentialWarnings = (competitionInfo) => {
   const warnings = [];
   // Organizer Pre Registration
-  if (!competitionInfo['registration_opened?']) {
+  if (!competitionInfo['registration_currently_open?']) {
     warnings.push(i18n.t('competitions.registration_v2.register.early_registration'));
   }
   // Favourites Competition