diff --git a/web/src/components/Contact.js b/web/src/components/Contact.js
index 669945b..4d8e141 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Contact.js
+++ b/web/src/components/Contact.js
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class Contact extends Component {
   }
 
   handleEmailEdit(e){
-    if (e.length === EMAIL_MAX_LENGTH) return;
+    const isEmailInvalid = e.length >= EMAIL_MAX_LENGTH;
+    if (isEmailInvalid) return;
     this.setState({contactEmail: e});
   }
 }
diff --git a/web/src/components/LaunchRequest.js b/web/src/components/LaunchRequest.js
index a5337ea..a141dc6 100644
--- a/web/src/components/LaunchRequest.js
+++ b/web/src/components/LaunchRequest.js
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ class LaunchRequest extends Component {
   }
 
   handleNameEdit(e){
-    if (e.length === INVOCATION_NAME_MAX_LENGTH || !(/^[a-z,.' ]*$/.test(e))) return; 
+    const isInvocationNameInvalid = e.length === INVOCATION_NAME_MAX_LENGTH || !(/^[a-z,.' ]*$/.test(e));
+    if (isInvocationNameInvalid) return; 
     this.setState({invocationName: e});
   }
 
   handleAnswerEdit(e){
-    if (e.length === INVOCATION_ANSWER_MAX_LENGTH || !(/^[a-z,.' ]*$/i.test(e))) return; 
+    const isInvocationAnswerInvalid = e.length === INVOCATION_ANSWER_MAX_LENGTH || !(/^[a-z,.' ]*$/i.test(e));
+    if (isInvocationAnswerInvalid) return; 
     this.setState({invocationAnswer: e});
   }
 }