diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TaikoDifficultyCalculatorTest.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TaikoDifficultyCalculatorTest.cs
index 6f5c26816f..76b86eb4d6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TaikoDifficultyCalculatorTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TaikoDifficultyCalculatorTest.cs
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
     {
         protected override string ResourceAssembly => "osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko";
 
-        [TestCase(3.3056113401782845d, 200, "diffcalc-test")]
-        [TestCase(3.3056113401782845d, 200, "diffcalc-test-strong")]
+        [TestCase(3.305554470092722d, 200, "diffcalc-test")]
+        [TestCase(3.305554470092722d, 200, "diffcalc-test-strong")]
         public void Test(double expectedStarRating, int expectedMaxCombo, string name)
             => base.Test(expectedStarRating, expectedMaxCombo, name);
 
-        [TestCase(4.4473902679506896d, 200, "diffcalc-test")]
-        [TestCase(4.4473902679506896d, 200, "diffcalc-test-strong")]
+        [TestCase(4.4472572672057815d, 200, "diffcalc-test")]
+        [TestCase(4.4472572672057815d, 200, "diffcalc-test-strong")]
         public void TestClockRateAdjusted(double expectedStarRating, int expectedMaxCombo, string name)
             => Test(expectedStarRating, expectedMaxCombo, name, new TaikoModDoubleTime());
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/Skills/Rhythm.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/Skills/Rhythm.cs
index 4fe1ea693e..45d0d0a548 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/Skills/Rhythm.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/Skills/Rhythm.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Difficulty.Skills
             double difficulty = RhythmEvaluator.EvaluateDifficultyOf(current, greatHitWindow);
 
             // To prevent abuse of exceedingly long intervals between awkward rhythms, we penalise its difficulty.
-            difficulty *= DifficultyCalculationUtils.Logistic(current.DeltaTime, 350, -1 / 25.0, 0.5) + 0.5;
+            double staminaDifficulty = StaminaEvaluator.EvaluateDifficultyOf(current) - 0.5; // Remove base strain
+            difficulty *= DifficultyCalculationUtils.Logistic(staminaDifficulty, 1 / 15.0, 50.0);
 
             return difficulty;
         }