diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index 1ac7284772..b5b1e26486 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -257,14 +257,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
         {
             if (type == PathType.PerfectCurve)
             {
-                if (vertices.Length == 3)
+                if (vertices.Length != 3)
+                    type = PathType.Bezier;
+                else if (isLinear(vertices))
                 {
                     // osu-stable special-cased colinear perfect curves to a linear path
-                    if (isLinear(vertices))
-                        type = PathType.Linear;
+                    type = PathType.Linear;
                 }
-                else
-                    type = PathType.Bezier;
             }
 
             var points = new List<PathControlPoint>(vertices.Length)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/PathControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/PathControlPoint.cs
index 5737d3f618..0336f94313 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/PathControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/PathControlPoint.cs
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         /// Creates a new <see cref="PathControlPoint"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public PathControlPoint()
-            : this(Vector2.Zero, null)
         {
+            Position.ValueChanged += _ => Changed?.Invoke();
+            Type.ValueChanged += _ => Changed?.Invoke();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -40,12 +41,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         /// <param name="position">The initial position.</param>
         /// <param name="type">The initial type.</param>
         public PathControlPoint(Vector2 position, PathType? type = null)
+            : this()
         {
             Position.Value = position;
             Type.Value = type;
-
-            Position.ValueChanged += _ => Changed?.Invoke();
-            Type.ValueChanged += _ => Changed?.Invoke();
         }
 
         public bool Equals(PathControlPoint other) => Position.Value == other?.Position.Value && Type.Value == other.Type.Value;