diff --git a/src/BribeInitiative.sol b/src/BribeInitiative.sol
index da762b6..15b1845 100644
--- a/src/BribeInitiative.sol
+++ b/src/BribeInitiative.sol
@@ -58,11 +58,9 @@ contract BribeInitiative is IInitiative, IBribeInitiative {
 
     /// @inheritdoc IBribeInitiative
     function depositBribe(uint128 _boldAmount, uint128 _bribeTokenAmount, uint16 _epoch) external {
-        bold.safeTransferFrom(msg.sender, address(this), _boldAmount);
-        bribeToken.safeTransferFrom(msg.sender, address(this), _bribeTokenAmount);
 
         uint16 epoch = governance.epoch();
-        require(_epoch > epoch, "BribeInitiative: only-future-epochs");
+        require(_epoch >= epoch, "BribeInitiative: only-future-epochs");
 
         Bribe memory bribe = bribeByEpoch[_epoch];
         bribe.boldAmount += _boldAmount;
@@ -70,6 +68,9 @@ contract BribeInitiative is IInitiative, IBribeInitiative {
         bribeByEpoch[_epoch] = bribe;
 
         emit DepositBribe(msg.sender, _boldAmount, _bribeTokenAmount, _epoch);
+
+        bold.safeTransferFrom(msg.sender, address(this), _boldAmount);
+        bribeToken.safeTransferFrom(msg.sender, address(this), _bribeTokenAmount);
     }
 
     function _claimBribe(
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ contract BribeInitiative is IInitiative, IBribeInitiative {
         uint16 _prevLQTYAllocationEpoch,
         uint16 _prevTotalLQTYAllocationEpoch
     ) internal returns (uint256 boldAmount, uint256 bribeTokenAmount) {
-        require(_epoch != governance.epoch(), "BribeInitiative: cannot-claim-for-current-epoch");
+        require(_epoch < governance.epoch(), "BribeInitiative: cannot-claim-for-current-epoch");
         require(!claimedBribeAtEpoch[_user][_epoch], "BribeInitiative: already-claimed");
 
         Bribe memory bribe = bribeByEpoch[_epoch];
diff --git a/test/BribeInitiative.t.sol b/test/BribeInitiative.t.sol
index e2e38a2..5df5184 100644
--- a/test/BribeInitiative.t.sol
+++ b/test/BribeInitiative.t.sol
@@ -346,6 +346,54 @@ contract BribeInitiativeTest is Test {
         assertEq(totalLQTYAllocated, 0);
     }
 
+    // forge test --match-test test_rationalFlow -vvvv
+    function test_rationalFlow() public {
+        vm.warp(block.timestamp + (EPOCH_DURATION)); // Initiative not active
+
+        // We are now at epoch
+
+        // Deposit
+        _stakeLQTY(user1, 1e18);
+
+        // Deposit Bribe for now
+        _allocateLQTY(user1, 5e17, 0); /// @audit Allocate b4 or after bribe should be irrelevant
+
+        /// @audit WTF
+        _depositBribe(1e18, 1e18, governance.epoch()); /// @audit IMO this should also work
+
+        _allocateLQTY(user1, 5e17, 0); /// @audit Allocate b4 or after bribe should be irrelevant
+
+        // deposit bribe for Epoch + 2
+        _depositBribe(1e18, 1e18, governance.epoch() + 1);
+        
+
+        (uint88 totalLQTYAllocated,) =
+            bribeInitiative.totalLQTYAllocatedByEpoch(governance.epoch());
+        (uint88 userLQTYAllocated,) =
+            bribeInitiative.lqtyAllocatedByUserAtEpoch(user1, governance.epoch());
+        assertEq(totalLQTYAllocated, 1e18, "total allocation");
+        assertEq(userLQTYAllocated, 1e18, "user allocation");
+
+        vm.warp(block.timestamp + (EPOCH_DURATION));
+        // We are now at epoch + 1 // Should be able to claim epoch - 1
+
+        // user should receive bribe from their allocated stake
+        (uint256 boldAmount, uint256 bribeTokenAmount) = _claimBribe(user1, governance.epoch() - 1, governance.epoch() - 1, governance.epoch() - 1);
+        assertEq(boldAmount, 1e18, "bold amount");
+        assertEq(bribeTokenAmount, 1e18, "bribe amount");
+
+        // And they cannot claim the one that is being added currently
+        _claimBribe(user1, governance.epoch(), governance.epoch() - 1, governance.epoch() - 1, true);
+
+        // decrease user allocation for the initiative
+        _allocateLQTY(user1, -1e18, 0);
+
+        (userLQTYAllocated,) = bribeInitiative.lqtyAllocatedByUserAtEpoch(user1, governance.epoch());
+        (totalLQTYAllocated,) = bribeInitiative.totalLQTYAllocatedByEpoch(governance.epoch());
+        assertEq(userLQTYAllocated, 0, "total allocation");
+        assertEq(totalLQTYAllocated, 0, "user allocation");
+    }
+
     /** 
         Revert Cases
     */
@@ -598,11 +646,18 @@ contract BribeInitiativeTest is Test {
     }
 
     function _claimBribe(address claimer, uint16 epoch, uint16 prevLQTYAllocationEpoch, uint16 prevTotalLQTYAllocationEpoch) public returns (uint256 boldAmount, uint256 bribeTokenAmount){
+        return _claimBribe(claimer, epoch, prevLQTYAllocationEpoch, prevTotalLQTYAllocationEpoch, false);
+    }
+
+    function _claimBribe(address claimer, uint16 epoch, uint16 prevLQTYAllocationEpoch, uint16 prevTotalLQTYAllocationEpoch, bool expectRevert) public returns (uint256 boldAmount, uint256 bribeTokenAmount){
         vm.startPrank(claimer);
         BribeInitiative.ClaimData[] memory epochs = new BribeInitiative.ClaimData[](1);
         epochs[0].epoch = epoch;
         epochs[0].prevLQTYAllocationEpoch = prevLQTYAllocationEpoch;
         epochs[0].prevTotalLQTYAllocationEpoch = prevTotalLQTYAllocationEpoch;
+        if(expectRevert) {
+            vm.expectRevert();
+        }
         (boldAmount, bribeTokenAmount) = bribeInitiative.claimBribes(epochs);
         vm.stopPrank();
     }