diff --git a/chaincode/src/allowances/checkAllowances.ts b/chaincode/src/allowances/checkAllowances.ts
index 0b3a6a1a0f..b9b53bc7f6 100644
--- a/chaincode/src/allowances/checkAllowances.ts
+++ b/chaincode/src/allowances/checkAllowances.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ export async function checkAllowances(
   action: AllowanceType,
   callingOnBehalf: string
 ): Promise<BigNumber> {
-  // Sum the quantity applicable
   let totalAllowance: BigNumber = new BigNumber(0);
 
   const validAllowances = await cleanAllowances(ctx, applicableAllowances, callingOnBehalf);
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ export async function checkAllowances(
   validAllowances.forEach((allowance: TokenAllowance) => {
     // Check if the token instance matches
     // Check if the action matches
-    // Check if the swap has expired
+    // Check if allowance is expired
     if (
       allowance.collection === tokenInstanceKey.collection &&
       allowance.category === tokenInstanceKey.category &&
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ export async function checkAllowances(
       allowance.additionalKey === tokenInstanceKey.additionalKey &&
       allowance.instance.isEqualTo(tokenInstanceKey.instance) &&
       allowance.allowanceType === action &&
-      (allowance.expires === 0 || (allowance.expires && allowance.expires >= ctx.txUnixTime))
+      (allowance.expires === 0 || isAllowanceExpired(ctx, allowance))
     ) {
       totalAllowance = totalAllowance.plus(allowance.quantity).minus(allowance.quantitySpent);
     }