diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderPlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderPlacementBlueprint.cs
index 139bfe7dd3..59be93530c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderPlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderPlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.HitCircles.Components;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders.Components;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Input;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders
 {
     public class SliderPlacementBlueprint : PlacementBlueprint
     {
-        public new Objects.Slider HitObject => (Objects.Slider)base.HitObject;
+        public new Slider HitObject => (Slider)base.HitObject;
 
         private SliderBodyPiece bodyPiece;
         private HitCirclePiece headCirclePiece;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders
         private IDistanceSnapProvider snapProvider { get; set; }
 
         public SliderPlacementBlueprint()
-            : base(new Objects.Slider())
+            : base(new Slider())
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
@@ -82,7 +83,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders
                 case SliderPlacementState.Initial:
                     BeginPlacement();
 
-                    var nearestDifficultyPoint = editorBeatmap.HitObjects.LastOrDefault(h => h.GetEndTime() < HitObject.StartTime)?.DifficultyControlPoint?.DeepClone() as DifficultyControlPoint;
+                    var nearestDifficultyPoint = editorBeatmap.HitObjects
+                                                              .LastOrDefault(h => h is Slider && h.GetEndTime() < HitObject.StartTime)?
+                                                              .DifficultyControlPoint?.DeepClone() as DifficultyControlPoint;
 
                     HitObject.DifficultyControlPoint = nearestDifficultyPoint ?? new DifficultyControlPoint();
                     HitObject.Position = ToLocalSpace(result.ScreenSpacePosition);