diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/fsm_test.go b/extern/storage-sealing/fsm_test.go
index b0ffdecf36b..f3d6d87d1d2 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/fsm_test.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/fsm_test.go
@@ -210,3 +210,43 @@ func TestBrokenState(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTicketExpired(t *testing.T) {
+	var notif []struct{ before, after SectorInfo }
+	ma, _ := address.NewIDAddress(55151)
+	m := test{
+		s: &Sealing{
+			maddr: ma,
+			stats: SectorStats{
+				bySector: map[abi.SectorID]statSectorState{},
+			},
+			notifee: func(before, after SectorInfo) {
+				notif = append(notif, struct{ before, after SectorInfo }{before, after})
+			},
+		},
+		t:     t,
+		state: &SectorInfo{State: Packing},
+	}
+
+	m.planSingle(SectorPacked{})
+	require.Equal(m.t, m.state.State, GetTicket)
+
+	m.planSingle(SectorTicket{})
+	require.Equal(m.t, m.state.State, PreCommit1)
+
+	expired := checkTicketExpired(0, MaxTicketAge+1)
+	require.True(t, expired)
+
+	m.planSingle(SectorOldTicket{})
+	require.Equal(m.t, m.state.State, GetTicket)
+
+	expected := []SectorState{Packing, GetTicket, PreCommit1, GetTicket}
+	for i, n := range notif {
+		if n.before.State != expected[i] {
+			t.Fatalf("expected before state: %s, got: %s", expected[i], n.before.State)
+		}
+		if n.after.State != expected[i+1] {
+			t.Fatalf("expected after state: %s, got: %s", expected[i+1], n.after.State)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/states_sealing.go b/extern/storage-sealing/states_sealing.go
index e371ab33fd6..c55dd200517 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/states_sealing.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/states_sealing.go
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ func (m *Sealing) padSector(ctx context.Context, sectorID storage.SectorRef, exi
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-func checkTicketExpired(sector SectorInfo, epoch abi.ChainEpoch) bool {
-	return epoch-sector.TicketEpoch > MaxTicketAge // TODO: allow configuring expected seal durations
+func checkTicketExpired(ticket, head abi.ChainEpoch) bool {
+	return head-ticket > MaxTicketAge // TODO: allow configuring expected seal durations
 }
 
 func (m *Sealing) getTicket(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) (abi.SealRandomness, abi.ChainEpoch, error) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (m *Sealing) getTicket(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) (abi.Se
 	if pci != nil {
 		ticketEpoch = pci.Info.SealRandEpoch
 
-		if checkTicketExpired(sector, ticketEpoch) {
+		if checkTicketExpired(ticketEpoch, epoch) {
 			return nil, 0, xerrors.Errorf("ticket expired for precommitted sector")
 		}
 	}
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (m *Sealing) handlePreCommit1(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if checkTicketExpired(sector, height) {
+	if checkTicketExpired(sector.TicketEpoch, height) {
 		return ctx.Send(SectorOldTicket{}) // go get new ticket
 	}