diff --git a/src/Funnel.sol b/src/Funnel.sol
index 803f2cd..694e499 100644
--- a/src/Funnel.sol
+++ b/src/Funnel.sol
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ contract Funnel is IFunnel, NativeMetaTransaction, MetaTxContext, Initializable,
 
     /// @inheritdoc IERC5827
     function allowance(address _owner, address _spender) external view returns (uint256 remaining) {
-        return _remainingAllowance(_owner, _spender);
+        uint256 _baseAllowance = _baseToken.allowance(_owner, address(this));
+        uint256 _renewableAllowance = _remainingAllowance(_owner, _spender);
+        return _baseAllowance < _renewableAllowance ? _baseAllowance : _renewableAllowance;
     }
 
     /// @inheritdoc IERC5827Payable
@@ -444,11 +446,10 @@ contract Funnel is IFunnel, NativeMetaTransaction, MetaTxContext, Initializable,
     /// @return remaining allowance left
     function _remainingAllowance(address _owner, address _spender) private view returns (uint256) {
         RenewableAllowance memory a = rAllowance[_owner][_spender];
-        uint256 baseAllowance = _baseToken.allowance(_owner, address(this));
+
         uint256 recovered = a.recoveryRate * uint64(block.timestamp - a.lastUpdated);
         uint256 remainingAllowance = MathUtil.saturatingAdd(a.remaining, recovered);
 
-        uint256 currentAllowance = remainingAllowance > a.maxAmount ? a.maxAmount : remainingAllowance;
-        return currentAllowance > baseAllowance ? baseAllowance : currentAllowance;
+        return remainingAllowance > a.maxAmount ? a.maxAmount : remainingAllowance;
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Funnel.t.sol b/test/Funnel.t.sol
index 35c23b8..815fab0 100644
--- a/test/Funnel.t.sol
+++ b/test/Funnel.t.sol
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ contract FunnelTest is ERC5827TestSuite {
         assertTrue(funnel.transferFromAndCall(user1, address(spender), 10, ""));
     }
 
+    function testInsufficientBaseAllowance() public {
+        vm.prank(user1);
+        token.approve(address(funnel), 0);
+
+        vm.prank(user1);
+        funnel.approveRenewable(user2, 1337, 1);
+
+        assertEq(funnel.allowance(user1, address(spender)), 0);
+
+        vm.prank(user2);
+        vm.expectRevert("ERC20: insufficient allowance");
+        funnel.transferFromAndCall(user1, address(spender), 10, "");
+    }
+
     function testOverflow() public {
         vm.prank(user1);
         funnel.approveRenewable(address(user2), type(uint256).max - type(uint192).max + 1, type(uint192).max);