diff --git a/app/validations/soft_validations.rb b/app/validations/soft_validations.rb
index 451988b66..8fb5165c7 100644
--- a/app/validations/soft_validations.rb
+++ b/app/validations/soft_validations.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ private
   def net_income_in_soft_min_range?
     return unless weekly_net_income && ecstat1
 
-    weekly_net_income.between?(applicable_income_range.soft_min, applicable_income_range.hard_min)
+    weekly_net_income.between?(applicable_income_range.hard_min, applicable_income_range.soft_min)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/factories/case_log.rb b/spec/factories/case_log.rb
index 985d89073..ee791b1fc 100644
--- a/spec/factories/case_log.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/case_log.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
       property_void_date { "03/11/2019" }
       offered { 2 }
       wchair { "Yes" }
-      earnings { 60 }
+      earnings { 68 }
       incfreq { "Weekly" }
       benefits { "Some" }
       period { "Fortnightly" }
diff --git a/spec/models/case_log_spec.rb b/spec/models/case_log_spec.rb
index 1c265f59a..ebdcf51df 100644
--- a/spec/models/case_log_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/case_log_spec.rb
@@ -324,6 +324,36 @@ RSpec.describe Form, type: :model do
           )
         }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid)
       end
+
+      context "given an income in upper soft validation range" do
+        let(:case_log) do
+          FactoryBot.create(:case_log,
+                            ecstat1: "Full-time - 30 hours or more",
+                            earnings: 750,
+                            incfreq: "Weekly")
+        end
+
+        it "updates soft errors" do
+          expect(case_log.has_no_unresolved_soft_errors?).to be false
+          expect(case_log.soft_errors["override_net_income_validation"].message)
+            .to match(/Net income is higher than expected/)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "given an income in lower soft validation range" do
+        let(:case_log) do
+          FactoryBot.create(:case_log,
+                            ecstat1: "Full-time - 30 hours or more",
+                            earnings: 120,
+                            incfreq: "Weekly")
+        end
+
+        it "updates soft errors" do
+          expect(case_log.has_no_unresolved_soft_errors?).to be false
+          expect(case_log.soft_errors["override_net_income_validation"].message)
+            .to match(/Net income is lower than expected/)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end