diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Difficulty/Skills/Strain.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Difficulty/Skills/Strain.cs
index 06c825e37d..a24fcaad8d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Difficulty/Skills/Strain.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Difficulty/Skills/Strain.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class Strain : StrainDecaySkill
     {
         private const double individual_decay_base = 0.125;
         private const double overall_decay_base = 0.30;
-        private const double release_threshold = 24;
+        private const double release_threshold = 30;
 
         protected override double SkillMultiplier => 1;
         protected override double StrainDecayBase => 1;
@@ -50,10 +50,13 @@ protected override double StrainValueOf(DifficultyHitObject current)
             for (int i = 0; i < endTimes.Length; ++i)
             {
                 // The current note is overlapped if a previous note or end is overlapping the current note body
-                isOverlapping |= Precision.DefinitelyBigger(endTimes[i], startTime, 1) && Precision.DefinitelyBigger(endTime, endTimes[i], 1);
+                isOverlapping |= Precision.DefinitelyBigger(endTimes[i], startTime, 1) &&
+                                 Precision.DefinitelyBigger(endTime, endTimes[i], 1) &&
+                                 Precision.DefinitelyBigger(startTime, startTimes[i], 1);
 
                 // We give a slight bonus to everything if something is held meanwhile
-                if (Precision.DefinitelyBigger(endTimes[i], endTime, 1))
+                if (Precision.DefinitelyBigger(endTimes[i], endTime, 1) &&
+                    Precision.DefinitelyBigger(startTime, startTimes[i], 1))
                     holdFactor = 1.25;
 
                 closestEndTime = Math.Min(closestEndTime, Math.Abs(endTime - endTimes[i]));
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ protected override double StrainValueOf(DifficultyHitObject current)
             // 0.0 +--------+-+---------------> Release Difference / ms
             //         release_threshold
             if (isOverlapping)
-                holdAddition = 1 / (1 + Math.Exp(0.5 * (release_threshold - closestEndTime)));
+                holdAddition = 1 / (1 + Math.Exp(0.27 * (release_threshold - closestEndTime)));
 
             // Decay and increase individualStrains in own column
             individualStrains[column] = applyDecay(individualStrains[column], startTime - startTimes[column], individual_decay_base);