diff --git a/app/models/budget/group.rb b/app/models/budget/group.rb
index 22138b04a..9ca141725 100644
--- a/app/models/budget/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget/group.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class Budget
       all.sort_by(&:name)
     end
 
+    def multiple_headings?
+      headings.size > 1
+    end
+
     private
 
       def generate_slug?
diff --git a/app/views/admin/budget_groups/_form.html.erb b/app/views/admin/budget_groups/_form.html.erb
index 1f8031df9..8c18c9999 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/budget_groups/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/budget_groups/_form.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </div>
   <% end %>
 
-  <% if group.persisted? && group.headings.any? %>
+  <% if group.multiple_headings? %>
     <div class="small-12 medium-6 column margin">
       <%= f.select :max_votable_headings,
                    (1..group.headings.count),
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/budget_groups_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/budget_groups_spec.rb
index d70d2d1ee..ac0010afa 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/budget_groups_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/budget_groups_spec.rb
@@ -129,14 +129,23 @@ describe "Admin budget groups", :admin do
       expect(page).to have_field "Maximum number of headings in which a user can select projects", with: "2"
     end
 
-    describe "Select for maxium number of headings to select projects" do
-      scenario "is present if there are headings in the group" do
+    describe "Select for maximum number of headings to select projects" do
+      scenario "is present if there are several headings in the group" do
+        group = create(:budget_group, budget: budget)
+        2.times { create(:budget_heading, group: group) }
+
+        visit edit_admin_budget_group_path(budget, group)
+
+        expect(page).to have_field "Maximum number of headings in which a user can select projects"
+      end
+
+      scenario "is not present if there's only one heading in the group" do
         group = create(:budget_group, budget: budget)
         create(:budget_heading, group: group)
 
         visit edit_admin_budget_group_path(budget, group)
 
-        expect(page).to have_field "Maximum number of headings in which a user can select projects"
+        expect(page).not_to have_field "Maximum number of headings in which a user can select projects"
       end
 
       scenario "is not present if there are no headings in the group" do