diff --git a/src/FuturePlanner.php b/src/FuturePlanner.php
index 80c00e8..76b890a 100644
--- a/src/FuturePlanner.php
+++ b/src/FuturePlanner.php
@@ -66,19 +66,17 @@ public function plan(array $attributes)
      * @param boolean $needed
      * Set to false to remove the approval need from the future
      *
-     * @return \Dixie\EloquentModelFuture\Models\Future
+     * @return \Dixie\EloquentModelFuture\FuturePlanner
      */
     public function needsApproval($needed=true)
     {
         if($needed) {
-            $this->newFuture->needs_approve = true;
+            $this->newFuture->needs_approval = true;
         } else {
-            $this->newFuture->needs_approve = null;
+            $this->newFuture->needs_approval = null;
         }
 
-        $this->newFuture->save();
-
-        return $this->newFuture;
+        return $this;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Traits/HasFuture.php b/src/Traits/HasFuture.php
index eda0ce0..d816832 100644
--- a/src/Traits/HasFuture.php
+++ b/src/Traits/HasFuture.php
@@ -83,11 +83,15 @@ public function commitFuturePlan(Future $futurePlan)
     /**
      * Approve to the presented result of the model
      *
+     * @param Carbon Until what date should futures be approved
      * @return boolean
      */
-    public function approve()
+    public function approveUntil(Carbon $date = null)
     {
-        $this->future()->getPlansUntil(Carbon::now())
+        if (is_null($date)) {
+            $date = Carbon::now();
+        }
+        $this->future()->getPlansUntil($date)
             ->each([$this, 'approveFuturePlan']);
 
         return $this->save();
@@ -100,9 +104,10 @@ public function approve()
      */
     public function approveFuturePlan(Future $futurePlan)
     {
-        $futurePlan->approved_at = Carbon::now();
-        $futurePlan->approver()->associate(Auth::user());
-
+        if ($futurePlan->needs_approval && is_null($futurePlan->approved_at)) {
+            $futurePlan->approved_at = Carbon::now();
+            $futurePlan->approver()->associate(Auth::user());
+        }
         return $futurePlan->save();
     }
 }