diff --git a/app/features/plus-suggestions/PlusSuggestionRepository.server.ts b/app/features/plus-suggestions/PlusSuggestionRepository.server.ts
index 030efcf2d..cac3451a2 100644
--- a/app/features/plus-suggestions/PlusSuggestionRepository.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/plus-suggestions/PlusSuggestionRepository.server.ts
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ type FindAllByMonthRow = {
     discordId: string;
     discordAvatar: string | null;
     bio: string | null;
+    plusTier: number | null;
   };
 };
 
 // TODO: naming is a bit weird here (suggestion inside suggestions)
 export type FindAllByMonthItem = Unwrapped<typeof findAllByMonth>;
 export async function findAllByMonth(args: MonthYear) {
-  const rows = (await db
+  const allRows = (await db
     .selectFrom("PlusSuggestion")
     .select(({ eb }) => [
       "PlusSuggestion.id",
@@ -48,7 +49,12 @@ export async function findAllByMonth(args: MonthYear) {
       jsonObjectFrom(
         eb
           .selectFrom("User")
-          .select([...COMMON_USER_FIELDS, "User.bio"])
+          .leftJoin("PlusTier", "PlusSuggestion.suggestedId", "PlusTier.userId")
+          .select([
+            ...COMMON_USER_FIELDS,
+            "User.bio",
+            "PlusTier.tier as plusTier",
+          ])
           .whereRef("PlusSuggestion.suggestedId", "=", "User.id"),
       ).as("suggested"),
     ])
@@ -57,6 +63,12 @@ export async function findAllByMonth(args: MonthYear) {
     .orderBy("PlusSuggestion.createdAt", "asc")
     .execute()) as FindAllByMonthRow[];
 
+  // filter out suggestions that were made in the time period
+  // between voting ending and people gaining access from the leaderboard
+  const rows = allRows.filter(
+    (r) => !r.suggested.plusTier || r.suggested.plusTier > r.tier,
+  );
+
   const result: Array<{
     suggested: FindAllByMonthRow["suggested"];
     tier: FindAllByMonthRow["tier"];
diff --git a/app/features/plus-voting/PlusVotingRepository.server.ts b/app/features/plus-voting/PlusVotingRepository.server.ts
index f6fc69875..52e8a6119 100644
--- a/app/features/plus-voting/PlusVotingRepository.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/plus-voting/PlusVotingRepository.server.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
 import { COMMON_USER_FIELDS } from "~/utils/kysely.server";
 import type { Unwrapped } from "~/utils/types";
 import * as PlusSuggestionRepository from "~/features/plus-suggestions/PlusSuggestionRepository.server";
-import invariant from "tiny-invariant";
 
 const resultsByMonthYearQuery = (args: MonthYear) =>
   db
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ export async function usersForVoting(loggedInUser: {
       rangeToMonthYear(nextNonCompletedVoting(new Date())),
     )
   ).filter((suggestion) => suggestion.tier === loggedInUser.plusTier);
-  invariant(suggestedUsers);
 
   const result: UsersForVoting = [];
 
diff --git a/app/features/plus-voting/routes/plus.voting.tsx b/app/features/plus-voting/routes/plus.voting.tsx
index 54abc1dae..638f8bd51 100644
--- a/app/features/plus-voting/routes/plus.voting.tsx
+++ b/app/features/plus-voting/routes/plus.voting.tsx
@@ -62,10 +62,22 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
     id: user.id,
     plusTier: user.plusTier,
   });
-  validateVotes({ votes: data.votes, usersForVoting });
+
+  // this should not be needed but makes the voting a bit more resilient
+  // if there is a bug that causes some user to show up twice, or some user to show up who should not be included
+  const seen = new Set<number>();
+  const filteredVotes = data.votes.filter((vote) => {
+    if (seen.has(vote.votedId)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    seen.add(vote.votedId);
+    return usersForVoting.some((u) => u.user.id === vote.votedId);
+  });
+
+  validateVotes({ votes: filteredVotes, usersForVoting });
 
   // freebie +1 for yourself if you vote
-  const votesForDb = [...data.votes].concat({
+  const votesForDb = [...filteredVotes].concat({
     votedId: user.id,
     score: PLUS_UPVOTE,
   });