diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs
index 0590ca1d96..70a1bad4a3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
             var spanProgress = slider.ProgressAt(completionProgress);
 
             double start = 0;
-            double end = SnakingIn.Value ? MathHelper.Clamp((Time.Current - (slider.StartTime - slider.TimePreempt)) / slider.TimeFadeIn, 0, 1) : 1;
+            double end = SnakingIn.Value ? MathHelper.Clamp((Time.Current - (slider.StartTime - slider.TimePreempt)) / (slider.TimePreempt / 3), 0, 1) : 1;
 
             if (span >= slider.SpanCount() - 1)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
index d1221fd2d3..b52bfcd181 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
             base.ApplyDefaultsToSelf(controlPointInfo, difficulty);
 
             TimePreempt = (float)BeatmapDifficulty.DifficultyRange(difficulty.ApproachRate, 1800, 1200, 450);
-            TimeFadeIn = (float)BeatmapDifficulty.DifficultyRange(difficulty.ApproachRate, 1200, 800, 300);
+            TimeFadeIn = 400; // as per osu-stable
 
             Scale = (1.0f - 0.7f * (difficulty.CircleSize - 5) / 5) / 2;
         }