diff --git a/project/Aki.SinglePlayer/Utils/InRaid/RaidTimeUtil.cs b/project/Aki.SinglePlayer/Utils/InRaid/RaidTimeUtil.cs
index 2fc54e4..b0f3598 100644
--- a/project/Aki.SinglePlayer/Utils/InRaid/RaidTimeUtil.cs
+++ b/project/Aki.SinglePlayer/Utils/InRaid/RaidTimeUtil.cs
@@ -10,13 +10,22 @@ namespace Aki.SinglePlayer.Utils.InRaid
     public static class RaidTimeUtil
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Calculates the seconds remaining in the current raid
+        /// Determines if a raid is in-progress by checking if the GameTimer has started
+        /// </summary>
+        public static bool HasRaidStarted()
+        {
+            return Singleton<AbstractGame>.Instance.GameTimer.Started();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// <para>Calculates the seconds remaining in the current raid.</para>
+        /// <para>Please ensure <see cref="HasRaidStarted"/> is <c>true</c>, or this will throw an exception.</para>
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Seconds remaining in the raid</returns>
         /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if there is no raid in progress</exception>
         public static float GetRemainingRaidSeconds()
         {
-            if (!Singleton<AbstractGame>.Instance.GameTimer.Started())
+            if (!HasRaidStarted())
             {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("The raid-time remaining can only be calculated when a raid is in-progress");
             }
@@ -28,10 +37,12 @@ namespace Aki.SinglePlayer.Utils.InRaid
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Calculates the fraction of raid-time remaining relative to the original escape time for the map. 
-        /// 1.0 = the raid just started, and 0.0 = the raid is over (and you're MIA).
+        /// <para>Calculates the fraction of raid-time remaining relative to the original escape time for the map. 
+        /// 1.0 = the raid just started, and 0.0 = the raid is over (and you're MIA).</para>
+        /// <para>Please ensure <see cref="HasRaidStarted"/> is <c>true</c>, or this will throw an exception.</para>
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>The fraction of raid-time remaining (0.0 - 1.0) relative to the original escape time for the map</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if there is no raid in progress</exception>
         public static float GetRaidTimeRemainingFraction()
         {
             return GetRemainingRaidSeconds() / RaidChangesUtil.OriginalEscapeTimeSeconds;