diff --git a/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
index f97f42f07..4e7cc1072 100644
--- a/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ bool SampleTrack::play( const MidiTime & _start, const fpp_t _frames,
 			float framesPerTick = Engine::framesPerTick();
 			if( _start >= sTco->startPosition() && _start < sTco->endPosition() )
 			{
-				if( sTco->isPlaying() == false && _start > sTco->startPosition() + sTco->startTimeOffset() )
+				if( sTco->isPlaying() == false && _start >= (sTco->startPosition() + sTco->startTimeOffset()) )
 				{
 					f_cnt_t sampleStart = framesPerTick * ( _start - sTco->startPosition() - sTco->startTimeOffset() );
 					f_cnt_t tcoFrameLength = framesPerTick * ( sTco->endPosition() - sTco->startPosition() - sTco->startTimeOffset() );