diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/Blueprints/JuiceStreamPlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/Blueprints/JuiceStreamPlacementBlueprint.cs
index 7b57dac36e..21cc260462 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/Blueprints/JuiceStreamPlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/Blueprints/JuiceStreamPlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -88,10 +88,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Edit.Blueprints
             switch (PlacementActive)
             {
                 case PlacementState.Waiting:
-                    if (!(result.Time is double snappedTime)) return;
-
                     HitObject.OriginalX = ToLocalSpace(result.ScreenSpacePosition).X;
-                    HitObject.StartTime = snappedTime;
+                    if (result.Time is double snappedTime)
+                        HitObject.StartTime = snappedTime;
                     break;
 
                 case PlacementState.Active:
@@ -107,21 +106,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Edit.Blueprints
             Vector2 startPosition = CatchHitObjectUtils.GetStartPosition(HitObjectContainer, HitObject);
             editablePath.Position = nestedOutlineContainer.Position = scrollingPath.Position = startPosition;
 
-            updateHitObjectFromPath();
-        }
+            if (lastEditablePathId != editablePath.PathId)
+                editablePath.UpdateHitObjectFromPath(HitObject);
+            lastEditablePathId = editablePath.PathId;
 
-        private void updateHitObjectFromPath()
-        {
-            if (lastEditablePathId == editablePath.PathId)
-                return;
-
-            editablePath.UpdateHitObjectFromPath(HitObject);
             ApplyDefaultsToHitObject();
-
             scrollingPath.UpdatePathFrom(HitObjectContainer, HitObject);
             nestedOutlineContainer.UpdateNestedObjectsFrom(HitObjectContainer, HitObject);
-
-            lastEditablePathId = editablePath.PathId;
         }
 
         private double positionToTime(float relativeYPosition)