diff --git a/src/features/phase/mod.rs b/src/features/phase/mod.rs
index d730262..baf6397 100644
--- a/src/features/phase/mod.rs
+++ b/src/features/phase/mod.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ fn grant_focus_rewards(
                 berries as i32,
             );
             session_tracker.total_berries_earned += berries;
+            session_tracker.completed_focus_phases += 1;
 
             let berries_name = match berries {
                 1 => ItemType::Berry.singular(&game_config),
@@ -179,14 +180,12 @@ fn handle_pause(
 /// Transitions to the next phase based on current state.
 pub fn next_phase(
     current_phase: &mut CurrentPhase,
-    session_tracker: &mut SessionTracker,
+    session_tracker: &SessionTracker,
     settings: &TimerSettings,
 ) {
     if let Phase::Finished { completed_phase } = &current_phase.0 {
         match **completed_phase {
             Phase::Focus { .. } => {
-                session_tracker.completed_focus_phases += 1;
-
                 let is_long_break = session_tracker.completed_focus_phases > 0
                     && session_tracker.completed_focus_phases % settings.long_break_interval == 0;
 
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ pub fn next_phase(
 pub fn handle_continue(
     mut messages: MessageReader<NextPhaseMessage>,
     mut phase_res: ResMut<CurrentPhase>,
-    mut session_tracker: ResMut<SessionTracker>,
+    session_tracker: Res<SessionTracker>,
     settings: Res<TimerSettings>,
     mut tile_query: Query<&mut TileState>,
     game_config: Res<GameConfig>,
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ pub fn handle_continue(
             false
         };
 
-        next_phase(&mut phase_res, &mut session_tracker, &settings);
+        next_phase(&mut phase_res, &session_tracker, &settings);
 
         if entering_break {
             println!("Growing crops and resetting watered state.");
diff --git a/tests/session.rs b/tests/session.rs
index ce8c486..b17efec 100644
--- a/tests/session.rs
+++ b/tests/session.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ fn test_session_tracker_focus_to_short_break() {
         }),
     });
     let timer_settings = TimerSettings::default();
-    let mut session_tracker = SessionTracker::default();
+    // Simulate that grant_focus_rewards has already incremented the counter
+    let session_tracker = SessionTracker {
+        completed_focus_phases: 1,
+        total_berries_earned: 0,
+    };
 
-    next_phase(&mut current_phase, &mut session_tracker, &timer_settings);
+    next_phase(&mut current_phase, &session_tracker, &timer_settings);
 
     assert_eq!(
         session_tracker.completed_focus_phases, 1,
@@ -37,16 +41,17 @@ fn test_session_tracker_focus_to_long_break() {
         }),
     });
     let timer_settings = TimerSettings::default();
-    let mut session_tracker = SessionTracker {
-        completed_focus_phases: timer_settings.long_break_interval - 1,
+    // Simulate that grant_focus_rewards has already incremented the counter to the interval
+    let session_tracker = SessionTracker {
+        completed_focus_phases: timer_settings.long_break_interval,
         total_berries_earned: 0,
-    }; // To trigger long break on next phase
+    };
 
-    next_phase(&mut current_phase, &mut session_tracker, &timer_settings);
+    next_phase(&mut current_phase, &session_tracker, &timer_settings);
 
     assert_eq!(
         session_tracker.completed_focus_phases, timer_settings.long_break_interval,
-        "Completed focus phases should reach long break interval"
+        "Completed focus phases should remain at long break interval"
     );
     if let Phase::Break { duration } = current_phase.0 {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -65,13 +70,13 @@ fn test_session_tracker_break_to_focus() {
             duration: 5.0 * 60.0,
         }),
     });
-    let mut session_tracker = SessionTracker {
+    let session_tracker = SessionTracker {
         completed_focus_phases: 1,
         total_berries_earned: 0,
     }; // Arbitrary value, should not change
     let timer_settings = TimerSettings::default();
 
-    next_phase(&mut current_phase, &mut session_tracker, &timer_settings);
+    next_phase(&mut current_phase, &session_tracker, &timer_settings);
 
     assert_eq!(
         session_tracker.completed_focus_phases, 1,
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ fn test_session_tracker_break_to_focus() {
 fn test_session_tracker_not_finished_phase_no_change() {
     // Test that nothing changes if the phase is not `Finished`
     let mut current_phase = CurrentPhase(Phase::Focus { duration: 100.0 });
-    let mut session_tracker = SessionTracker {
+    let session_tracker = SessionTracker {
         completed_focus_phases: 0,
         total_berries_earned: 0,
     };
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ fn test_session_tracker_not_finished_phase_no_change() {
     let initial_phase = current_phase.0.clone();
     let initial_completed_focus = session_tracker.completed_focus_phases;
 
-    next_phase(&mut current_phase, &mut session_tracker, &timer_settings);
+    next_phase(&mut current_phase, &session_tracker, &timer_settings);
 
     assert_eq!(
         current_phase.0, initial_phase,
@@ -111,3 +116,4 @@ fn test_session_tracker_not_finished_phase_no_change() {
         "Session tracker should not change if phase not Finished"
     );
 }
+