diff --git a/specs/casper_sharding_v2.1.md b/specs/casper_sharding_v2.1.md
index b3f66671e..2bd518191 100644
--- a/specs/casper_sharding_v2.1.md
+++ b/specs/casper_sharding_v2.1.md
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ Let `time_since_finality = block.slot_number - last_finalized_slot`, and let `B`
 
 For each slot `S` in the range `last_state_recalc - CYCLE_LENGTH ... last_state_recalc - 1`:
 
-* Let `total_participated_deposits` be the total balance of validators that voted for the correct hash in slot `S` (ie. the hash that actually is the hash of the block at that slot in the current chain); note that in the normal case, every validator will be in one of the `CYCLE_LENGTH` slots following the slot and so can vote for a hash in slot `S`. If `time_since_finality <= 2 * CYCLE_LENGTH`, then adjust participating and non-participating validators' balances as follows:
+* Let `total_participated_deposits` be the total balance of validators that voted for the correct hash in slot `S` (ie. the hash that actually is the hash of the block at that slot in the current chain); note that in the normal case, every validator will be in one of the `CYCLE_LENGTH` slots following the slot and so can vote for a hash in slot `S`. If `time_since_finality <= 3 * CYCLE_LENGTH`, then adjust participating and non-participating validators' balances as follows:
     * Participating validators gain `B // reward_quotient * (2 * total_participated_deposits - total_deposits) // total_deposits` (note: this may be negative)
     * Nonparticipating validators lose `B // reward_quotient`
 * Otherwise, adjust as follows:
@@ -387,13 +387,13 @@ For each slot `S` in the range `last_state_recalc - CYCLE_LENGTH ... last_state_
 
 #### Balance recalculations related to crosslink rewards
 
-For each shard S for which a crosslink committee exists in this epoch, let V be the corresponding validator set. Let `B` be the balance of any given validator whose balance we are adjusting, not including any balance changes from this round of state recalculation. For each S, V do the following:
+For each shard S for which a crosslink committee exists in the cycle prior to the most recent cycle (`last_state_recalc - CYCLE_LENGTH ... last_state_recalc - 1`), let V be the corresponding validator set. Let `B` be the balance of any given validator whose balance we are adjusting, not including any balance changes from this round of state recalculation. For each S, V do the following:
 
 * Let `total_v_deposits` be the total balance of V, and `total_participated_v_deposits` be the total balance of the subset of V that participated (note: it's always true that `total_participated_v_deposits <= total_v_deposits`)
 * Let `time_since_last_confirmation` be `block.slot_number - crosslink_records[S].slot`
 * Adjust balances as follows:
     * If `crosslink_records[S].dynasty == current_dynasty`, no reward adjustments
-    * Otherwise, participating validators' balances are increased by `B // reward_quotient * (2 * total_participated_v_deposits // total_v_deposits - 1)`, and non-participating validators' balances are decreased by `B // reward_quotient + B // reward_quotient // 2 + time_since_finality // quadratic_penalty_quotient`
+    * Otherwise, participating validators' balances are increased by `B // reward_quotient * (2 * total_participated_v_deposits // total_v_deposits - 1)`, and non-participating validators' balances are decreased by `B // reward_quotient + time_since_finality // quadratic_penalty_quotient`
 
 Finally: