diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 3fa047a780..fb3294d319 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Judgements;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
@@ -105,10 +104,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             double completionProgress = MathHelper.Clamp((Time.Current - slider.StartTime) / slider.Duration, 0, 1);
 
-            //todo: we probably want to reconsider this before adding scoring, but it looks and feels nice.
-            if (!HeadCircle.IsHit)
-                HeadCircle.Position = slider.CurvePositionAt(completionProgress);
-
             foreach (var c in components.OfType<ISliderProgress>()) c.UpdateProgress(completionProgress);
             foreach (var c in components.OfType<ITrackSnaking>()) c.UpdateSnakingPosition(slider.Curve.PositionAt(Body.SnakedStart ?? 0), slider.Curve.PositionAt(Body.SnakedEnd ?? 0));
             foreach (var t in components.OfType<IRequireTracking>()) t.Tracking = Ball.Tracking;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderHead.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderHead.cs
index dd31790ee0..cf36d5fc14 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderHead.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderHead.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,32 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
+using OpenTK;
+
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public class DrawableSliderHead : DrawableHitCircle
     {
+        private readonly Slider slider;
+
         public DrawableSliderHead(Slider slider, HitCircle h)
             : base(h)
         {
+            this.slider = slider;
+
             Position = HitObject.Position - slider.Position;
         }
+
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();
+
+            double completionProgress = MathHelper.Clamp((Time.Current - slider.StartTime) / slider.Duration, 0, 1);
+
+            //todo: we probably want to reconsider this before adding scoring, but it looks and feels nice.
+            if (!IsHit)
+                Position = slider.CurvePositionAt(completionProgress);
+        }
     }
 }