diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index 883288d6d7..10dffc6aa8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             {
                 EditorBeatmap.Add(hitObject);
 
-                adjustableClock.Seek(hitObject.GetEndTime());
+                adjustableClock.Seek(hitObject.StartTime);
             }
 
             showGridFor(Enumerable.Empty<HitObject>());