diff --git a/app/features/tournament-lfg/loaders/to.$id.looking.server.ts b/app/features/tournament-lfg/loaders/to.$id.looking.server.ts
index dca5b2ca4..233cf7afb 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-lfg/loaders/to.$id.looking.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-lfg/loaders/to.$id.looking.server.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ export const loader = async ({ params }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
 		user,
 	});
 
+	if (tournament.isLeagueSignup && !tournament.registrationOpen) {
+		throw new Response(null, { status: 404 });
+	}
+
 	if (tournament.registrationOpen) {
 		return lookingMode({ tournamentId, user });
 	}
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.tsx b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.tsx
index 4a9d1d516..86ecefdc3 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.tsx
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ export function TournamentLayout() {
 				>
 					{t("tournament:tabs.teams", { count: tournament.ctx.teams.length })}
 				</SubNavLink>
-				{!tournament.isInvitational && !tournament.everyBracketOver ? (
+				{!tournament.isInvitational &&
+				!tournament.everyBracketOver &&
+				!(tournament.isLeagueSignup && !tournament.registrationOpen) ? (
 					<SubNavLink to="looking">
 						{tournament.registrationOpen
 							? t("tournament:tabs.looking")