diff --git a/rate/rate.go b/rate/rate.go
index 8f7c29f..f0e0cf3 100644
--- a/rate/rate.go
+++ b/rate/rate.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 // TokensAt returns the number of tokens available at time t.
 func (lim *Limiter) TokensAt(t time.Time) float64 {
 	lim.mu.Lock()
-	_, _, tokens := lim.advance(t) // does not mutute lim
+	_, tokens := lim.advance(t) // does not mutate lim
 	lim.mu.Unlock()
 	return tokens
 }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 		return
 	}
 	// advance time to now
-	t, _, tokens := r.lim.advance(t)
+	t, tokens := r.lim.advance(t)
 	// calculate new number of tokens
 	tokens += restoreTokens
 	if burst := float64(r.lim.burst); tokens > burst {
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 	lim.mu.Lock()
 	defer lim.mu.Unlock()
 
-	t, _, tokens := lim.advance(t)
+	t, tokens := lim.advance(t)
 
 	lim.last = t
 	lim.tokens = tokens
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 	lim.mu.Lock()
 	defer lim.mu.Unlock()
 
-	t, _, tokens := lim.advance(t)
+	t, tokens := lim.advance(t)
 
 	lim.last = t
 	lim.tokens = tokens
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	t, last, tokens := lim.advance(t)
+	t, tokens := lim.advance(t)
 
 	// Calculate the remaining number of tokens resulting from the request.
 	tokens -= float64(n)
@@ -379,15 +379,11 @@
 	if ok {
 		r.tokens = n
 		r.timeToAct = t.Add(waitDuration)
-	}
 
-	// Update state
-	if ok {
+		// Update state
 		lim.last = t
 		lim.tokens = tokens
 		lim.lastEvent = r.timeToAct
-	} else {
-		lim.last = last
 	}
 
 	return r
@@ -396,7 +392,7 @@
 // advance calculates and returns an updated state for lim resulting from the passage of time.
 // lim is not changed.
 // advance requires that lim.mu is held.
-func (lim *Limiter) advance(t time.Time) (newT time.Time, newLast time.Time, newTokens float64) {
+func (lim *Limiter) advance(t time.Time) (newT time.Time, newTokens float64) {
 	last := lim.last
 	if t.Before(last) {
 		last = t
@@ -409,7 +405,7 @@
 	if burst := float64(lim.burst); tokens > burst {
 		tokens = burst
 	}
-	return t, last, tokens
+	return t, tokens
 }
 
 // durationFromTokens is a unit conversion function from the number of tokens to the duration
diff --git a/rate/rate_test.go b/rate/rate_test.go
index d0d9149..a063e35 100644
--- a/rate/rate_test.go
+++ b/rate/rate_test.go
@@ -427,6 +427,12 @@
 	runReserve(t, lim, request{t1, 2, t1, true}) // start at t1
 	runReserve(t, lim, request{t0, 1, t1, true}) // should violate Limit,Burst
 	runReserve(t, lim, request{t2, 2, t3, true})
+	// burst size is 2, so n=3 always fails, and the state of lim should not be changed
+	runReserve(t, lim, request{t0, 3, time.Time{}, false})
+	runReserve(t, lim, request{t2, 1, t4, true})
+	// the maxReserve is not enough so it fails, and the state of lim should not be changed
+	runReserveMax(t, lim, request{t0, 2, time.Time{}, false}, d)
+	runReserve(t, lim, request{t2, 1, t5, true})
 }
 
 func TestReserveJumpBackCancel(t *testing.T) {