diff --git a/snow/consensus/snowball/binary_snowflake.go b/snow/consensus/snowball/binary_snowflake.go
index 6dc856a7bc7c..fe0ea132d311 100644
--- a/snow/consensus/snowball/binary_snowflake.go
+++ b/snow/consensus/snowball/binary_snowflake.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func newBinarySnowflake(alphaPreference int, terminationConditions []termination
 // Invariant:
 // len(terminationConditions) == len(confidence)
 // terminationConditions[i].alphaConfidence < terminationConditions[i+1].alphaConfidence
-// terminationConditions[i].beta <= terminationConditions[i+1].beta
+// terminationConditions[i].beta >= terminationConditions[i+1].beta
 // confidence[i] >= confidence[i+1] (except after finalizing due to early termination)
 type binarySnowflake struct {
 	// wrap the binary slush logic
diff --git a/snow/consensus/snowball/nnary_snowflake.go b/snow/consensus/snowball/nnary_snowflake.go
index 3fe9f517c0e7..604e6ad4b2e9 100644
--- a/snow/consensus/snowball/nnary_snowflake.go
+++ b/snow/consensus/snowball/nnary_snowflake.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func newNnarySnowflake(alphaPreference int, terminationConditions []terminationC
 // Invariant:
 // len(terminationConditions) == len(confidence)
 // terminationConditions[i].alphaConfidence < terminationConditions[i+1].alphaConfidence
-// terminationConditions[i].beta <= terminationConditions[i+1].beta
+// terminationConditions[i].beta >= terminationConditions[i+1].beta
 // confidence[i] >= confidence[i+1] (except after finalizing due to early termination)
 type nnarySnowflake struct {
 	// wrap the n-nary slush logic
diff --git a/snow/consensus/snowball/unary_snowflake.go b/snow/consensus/snowball/unary_snowflake.go
index adfbedef4d63..4a204a49d937 100644
--- a/snow/consensus/snowball/unary_snowflake.go
+++ b/snow/consensus/snowball/unary_snowflake.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func newUnarySnowflake(alphaPreference int, terminationConditions []terminationC
 // Invariant:
 // len(terminationConditions) == len(confidence)
 // terminationConditions[i].alphaConfidence < terminationConditions[i+1].alphaConfidence
-// terminationConditions[i].beta <= terminationConditions[i+1].beta
+// terminationConditions[i].beta >= terminationConditions[i+1].beta
 // confidence[i] >= confidence[i+1] (except after finalizing due to early termination)
 type unarySnowflake struct {
 	// alphaPreference is the threshold required to update the preference