diff --git a/lib/WeBWorK/Authen/LTIAdvanced/SubmitGrade.pm b/lib/WeBWorK/Authen/LTIAdvanced/SubmitGrade.pm
index ce89b77c4a..70cfb33bc5 100644
--- a/lib/WeBWorK/Authen/LTIAdvanced/SubmitGrade.pm
+++ b/lib/WeBWorK/Authen/LTIAdvanced/SubmitGrade.pm
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ async sub submit_course_grade ($self, $userID, $submittedSet = undef) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return -1 if $submittedSet && !getSetPassbackScore($db, $ce, $userID, $submittedSet, 1);
+	if ($submittedSet && !getSetPassbackScore($db, $ce, $userID, $submittedSet, 1)) {
+		$self->warning('It is not after the $LTISendScoresAfterDate and the $LTISendGradesEarlyThreshold was not met. '
+				. 'Not updating grade.');
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	my ($courseTotalRight, $courseTotal, $includedSets) = grade_all_sets($db, $ce, $userID, \&getSetPassbackScore);
 	if (@$includedSets) {
diff --git a/lib/WeBWorK/Authen/LTIAdvantage/SubmitGrade.pm b/lib/WeBWorK/Authen/LTIAdvantage/SubmitGrade.pm
index 6509f40b24..a927e1cd0d 100644
--- a/lib/WeBWorK/Authen/LTIAdvantage/SubmitGrade.pm
+++ b/lib/WeBWorK/Authen/LTIAdvantage/SubmitGrade.pm
@@ -215,7 +215,11 @@ async sub submit_course_grade ($self, $userID, $submittedSet = undef) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return -1 if $submittedSet && !getSetPassbackScore($db, $ce, $userID, $submittedSet, 1);
+	if ($submittedSet && !getSetPassbackScore($db, $ce, $userID, $submittedSet, 1)) {
+		$self->warning('It is not after the $LTISendScoresAfterDate and the $LTISendGradesEarlyThreshold was not met. '
+				. 'Not updating grade.');
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	my ($courseTotalRight, $courseTotal, $includedSets) = grade_all_sets($db, $ce, $userID, \&getSetPassbackScore);
 	if (@$includedSets) {