diff --git a/tacc.el b/tacc.el
index a432070..79fa307 100644
--- a/tacc.el
+++ b/tacc.el
@@ -328,15 +328,14 @@ registered" sym-name)
     nil))
 
 (defun tacc-invariant ()
-  "Returns t if tacc is in a legal state for mutating tacc-info, signal an error otherwise
-Note, if there is no tacc-buffer then you shouldn't be touching tacc-info"
+  "Returns t when state indicates tacc-info can be mutated. Signals error if not"
   (if (bufferp (tacc-buffer))
       (if (tacc-live?)
           (if (tacc-live-state?)
               t
             ;; Timer running without reason in logic
             (signal 'tacc-error-illegal-buffer-state tacc-timer))
-        (if (tacc-session-state?)
+        (if (tacc-session-state? (alist-get 'state tacc-info))
             t
           ;; Buffer is live without reason in logic
           (signal 'tacc-error-illegal-buffer-state (tacc-buffer))))
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ Note, if there is no tacc-buffer then you shouldn't be touching tacc-info"
   "Redraws the timer buffer and returns the calculated countdown seconds"
   (let* ((cycle (alist-get 'cycle tacc-info))
          (work-ts (alist-get 'work-ts tacc-info))
-         (break-ts (alist-gete 'break-ts tacc-info))
+         (break-ts (alist-get 'break-ts tacc-info))
          (est (tacc-est-ts state cycle work-ts break-ts))
          (countdown (time-subtract est now)))
     (tacc-timer-buffer-update state est countdown now)