diff --git a/app/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations.rb
index 4323b536c..fa095a5e2 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Validations::Sales::SaleInformationValidations
     if (record.saledate - 5.years) >= record.hodate && record.form.start_year_2025_or_later?
       record.errors.add :hodate, I18n.t("validations.sales.sale_information.hodate.must_be_less_than_5_years_from_saledate")
       record.errors.add :saledate, I18n.t("validations.sales.sale_information.saledate.must_be_less_than_5_years_from_hodate")
-    elsif (record.saledate - 3.years) >= record.hodate  && record.startdate.year <= 2024
+    elsif (record.saledate - 3.years) >= record.hodate && record.startdate.year <= 2024
       record.errors.add :hodate, I18n.t("validations.sales.sale_information.hodate.must_be_less_than_3_years_from_saledate")
       record.errors.add :saledate, I18n.t("validations.sales.sale_information.saledate.must_be_less_than_3_years_from_hodate")
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations_spec.rb
index 36dadc345..5cc0cdf07 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/sales/sale_information_validations_spec.rb
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::Sales::SaleInformationValidations do
       context "and form year is 2023 or earlier" do
         let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hodate: Date.new(2020, 12, 1), saledate: Date.new(2023, 12, 1)) }
 
-        it "does not add an error" do
+        it "does add an error" do
           sale_information_validator.validate_practical_completion_date(record)
 
-          expect(record.errors).not_to be_present
+          expect(record.errors[:hodate]).to be_present
+          expect(record.errors[:saledate]).to be_present
         end
       end