diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Bracket.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Bracket.ts
index db9f4bbdf..ea65874a1 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Bracket.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Bracket.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ interface CreateBracketArgs {
 	}[];
 	seeding?: number[];
 	settings: TournamentStageSettings | null;
-	checkInRequired: boolean;
+	requiresCheckIn: boolean;
 	startTime: Date | null;
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export abstract class Bracket {
 	createdAt;
 	seeding;
 	settings;
-	checkInRequired;
+	requiresCheckIn;
 	startTime;
 
 	constructor({
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export abstract class Bracket {
 		createdAt,
 		seeding,
 		settings,
-		checkInRequired,
+		requiresCheckIn,
 		startTime,
 	}: Omit<CreateBracketArgs, "format">) {
 		if (!data && !seeding) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export abstract class Bracket {
 		this.teamsPendingCheckIn = teamsPendingCheckIn;
 		this.sources = sources;
 		this.createdAt = createdAt;
-		this.checkInRequired = checkInRequired;
+		this.requiresCheckIn = requiresCheckIn;
 		this.startTime = startTime;
 
 		if (this.tournament.simulateBrackets) {
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts
index a5cdfe275..c23f43a6c 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class Tournament {
 						name,
 						sources,
 						createdAt: inProgressStage.createdAt,
-						checkInRequired: requiresCheckIn ?? false,
+						requiresCheckIn,
 						startTime: startTime ? databaseTimestampToDate(startTime) : null,
 						settings: settings ?? null,
 						data: {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export class Tournament {
 						seeding: checkedInTeams,
 						preview: true,
 						name,
-						checkInRequired: requiresCheckIn ?? false,
+						requiresCheckIn,
 						startTime: startTime ? databaseTimestampToDate(startTime) : null,
 						settings: settings ?? null,
 						data: Swiss.create({
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export class Tournament {
 						seeding: checkedInTeamsWithReplaysAvoided,
 						preview: true,
 						name,
-						checkInRequired: requiresCheckIn ?? false,
+						requiresCheckIn,
 						startTime: startTime ? databaseTimestampToDate(startTime) : null,
 						settings: settings ?? null,
 						type,
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.brackets.tsx b/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.brackets.tsx
index 923d9c1e6..75ad3f811 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.brackets.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.brackets.tsx
@@ -471,8 +471,7 @@ export default function TournamentBracketsPage() {
 							{teamsSourceText()}
 						</div>
 					) : null}
-					{bracket.sources?.every((s) => !s.placements.includes(1)) &&
-					bracket.checkInRequired ? (
+					{bracket.requiresCheckIn ? (
 						<div className="text-center text-sm font-semi-bold text-lighter mt-2 text-warning">
 							Bracket requires check-in{" "}
 							{bracket.startTime ? (