diff --git a/solidity/contracts/Peggy.sol b/solidity/contracts/Peggy.sol
index a8a48d19..ddd80131 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/Peggy.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/Peggy.sol
@@ -376,17 +376,17 @@ contract Peggy is
     ) external nonReentrant whenNotPaused {
         // CHECKS scoped to reduce stack depth
         {
+            uint256 currentBatchNonce = state_lastBatchNonces[_tokenContract];
+
             // Check that the batch nonce is higher than the last nonce for this token
             require(
-                state_lastBatchNonces[_tokenContract] < _batchNonce,
+                currentBatchNonce < _batchNonce,
                 "New batch nonce must be greater than the current nonce"
             );
 
             // Prevent insane jumps potentially leaving the contract unable to process further batches
             require(
-                _batchNonce <
-                    state_lastBatchNonces[_tokenContract] +
-                        MAX_NONCE_JUMP_LIMIT,
+                _batchNonce < currentBatchNonce + MAX_NONCE_JUMP_LIMIT,
                 "New batch nonce must be less than 10_000_000_000_000 greater than the current nonce"
             );
 
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ contract Peggy is
             transferAmount = balanceAfterTransfer - balanceBeforeTransfer;
         }
 
+        require(transferAmount > 0, "Transfer amount must be greater than 0");
+
         state_lastEventNonce = state_lastEventNonce + 1;
 
         emit SendToInjectiveEvent(