diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
index 2c5fce3e86..1a00346d6a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
             ResumeOverlay?.Hide();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a <see cref="HitObject"/> to this <see cref="DrawableRuleset"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This does not add the <see cref="HitObject"/> to the beatmap.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="hitObject">The <see cref="HitObject"/> to add.</param>
         public void AddHitObject(TObject hitObject)
         {
             if (PoolHitObjects)
@@ -241,6 +248,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                 Playfield.Add(CreateDrawableRepresentation(hitObject));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes a <see cref="HitObject"/> from this <see cref="HitObject"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This does not remove the <see cref="HitObject"/> from the beatmap.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="hitObject">The <see cref="HitObject"/> to remove.</param>
         public void RemoveHitObject(TObject hitObject)
         {
             if (PoolHitObjects)
@@ -380,7 +394,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
     /// Displays an interactive ruleset gameplay instance.
     /// <remarks>
     /// This type is required only for adding non-generic type to the draw hierarchy.
-    /// Once IDrawable is a thing, this can also become an interface.
     /// </remarks>
     /// </summary>
     [Cached(typeof(DrawableRuleset))]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/HitObjectContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/HitObjectContainer.cs
index 12d78dac2b..ff358e2e75 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/HitObjectContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/HitObjectContainer.cs
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         public virtual void Add(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
         {
             bindStartTime(hitObject);
-            AddInternal(hitObject);
 
             hitObject.OnNewResult += onNewResult;
             hitObject.OnRevertResult += onRevertResult;
+
+            AddInternal(hitObject);
         }
 
         public virtual bool Remove(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
@@ -143,7 +144,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
             unbindAllStartTimes();
         }
 
-        protected override bool CheckChildrenLife() => base.CheckChildrenLife() | lifetimeManager.Update(Time.Current, Time.Current);
+        protected override bool CheckChildrenLife()
+        {
+            bool aliveChanged = base.CheckChildrenLife();
+            aliveChanged |= lifetimeManager.Update(Time.Current, Time.Current);
+            return aliveChanged;
+        }
 
         private void onNewResult(DrawableHitObject d, JudgementResult r) => NewResult?.Invoke(d, r);
         private void onRevertResult(DrawableHitObject d, JudgementResult r) => RevertResult?.Invoke(d, r);