diff --git a/solidity/contracts/ConnextVestingWallet.sol b/solidity/contracts/ConnextVestingWallet.sol
index a00ecd2..d5a0999 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/ConnextVestingWallet.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/ConnextVestingWallet.sol
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ contract ConnextVestingWallet is Ownable2Step, IConnextVestingWallet {
   function sendDust(IERC20 _token, uint256 _amount, address _to) external onlyOwner {
     if (_to == address(0)) revert ZeroAddress();
 
-    if (_token == NEXT_TOKEN && released != TOTAL_AMOUNT) {
+    if (_token == NEXT_TOKEN && (released != TOTAL_AMOUNT || block.timestamp < UNLOCK_END)) {
       revert NotAllowed();
     }
 
diff --git a/solidity/test/integration/ConnextVestingWallet.t.sol b/solidity/test/integration/ConnextVestingWallet.t.sol
index b1373c0..1018f25 100644
--- a/solidity/test/integration/ConnextVestingWallet.t.sol
+++ b/solidity/test/integration/ConnextVestingWallet.t.sol
@@ -210,9 +210,17 @@ contract UnitConnextVestingWallet is Test, Constants {
     assertEq(_randomAddress.balance, _dustAmount);
 
     // Collect vesting token after the vesting period has ended
-    vm.warp(_firstMilestoneTimestamp + 365 days * 3 + 10 days);
+    vm.warp(_connextVestingWallet.UNLOCK_END());
     assertEq(_nextToken.balanceOf(_randomAddress), 0);
     _connextVestingWallet.release();
+
+    // Can't collect the vesting token before the unlock period has ended
+    vm.warp(_connextVestingWallet.UNLOCK_END() - 1);
+    vm.expectRevert(abi.encodeWithSelector(IConnextVestingWallet.NotAllowed.selector));
+    vm.prank(owner);
+    _connextVestingWallet.sendDust(_nextToken, _dustAmount, _randomAddress);
+    // After all tokens were released AND the unlock period has ended, the dust can be collected
+    vm.warp(_connextVestingWallet.UNLOCK_END());
     vm.prank(owner);
     _connextVestingWallet.sendDust(_nextToken, _dustAmount, _randomAddress);
     assertEq(_nextToken.balanceOf(_randomAddress), _dustAmount);