diff --git a/source/funkin/Conductor.hx b/source/funkin/Conductor.hx
index e73b2860c..3211f31f5 100644
--- a/source/funkin/Conductor.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/Conductor.hx
@@ -397,9 +397,12 @@ class Conductor
    */
   public function update(?songPos:Float, applyOffsets:Bool = true, forceDispatch:Bool = false)
   {
+    var currentTime:Float = (FlxG.sound.music != null) ? FlxG.sound.music.time : 0.0;
+    var currentLength:Float = (FlxG.sound.music != null) ? FlxG.sound.music.length : 0.0;
+
     if (songPos == null)
     {
-      songPos = (FlxG.sound.music != null) ? FlxG.sound.music.time : 0.0;
+      songPos = currentTime;
     }
 
     // Take into account instrumental and file format song offsets.
@@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ class Conductor
     var oldStep:Float = this.currentStep;
 
     // Set the song position we are at (for purposes of calculating note positions, etc).
-    this.songPosition = songPos;
+    this.songPosition = Math.min(currentLength, Math.max(0, songPos));
 
     currentTimeChange = timeChanges[0];
     if (this.songPosition > 0.0)
@@ -430,7 +433,8 @@ class Conductor
     else if (currentTimeChange != null && this.songPosition > 0.0)
     {
       // roundDecimal prevents representing 8 as 7.9999999
-      this.currentStepTime = FlxMath.roundDecimal((currentTimeChange.beatTime * Constants.STEPS_PER_BEAT) + (this.songPosition - currentTimeChange.timeStamp) / stepLengthMs, 6);
+      this.currentStepTime = FlxMath.roundDecimal((currentTimeChange.beatTime * Constants.STEPS_PER_BEAT)
+        + (this.songPosition - currentTimeChange.timeStamp) / stepLengthMs, 6);
       this.currentBeatTime = currentStepTime / Constants.STEPS_PER_BEAT;
       this.currentMeasureTime = currentStepTime / stepsPerMeasure;
       this.currentStep = Math.floor(currentStepTime);
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/Countdown.hx b/source/funkin/play/Countdown.hx
index 643883a43..c883006a0 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/Countdown.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/Countdown.hx
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ class Countdown
    */
   public static var soundSuffix:String = '';
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the countdown has finished.
+   */
+  public static var finished:Bool = false;
+
   /**
    * Which alternate graphic on countdown to use.
    * You can set this via script.
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ class Countdown
    */
   public static function performCountdown():Bool
   {
+    finished = false;
     countdownStep = BEFORE;
     var cancelled:Bool = propagateCountdownEvent(countdownStep);
     if (cancelled)
@@ -101,6 +107,7 @@ class Countdown
 
       if (countdownStep == AFTER)
       {
+        finished = true;
         stopCountdown();
       }
     }, 5); // Before, 3, 2, 1, GO!, After
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
index 0b2b8846d..06dd5f95e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
@@ -915,7 +915,11 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
       {
         // Do NOT apply offsets at this point, because they already got applied the previous frame!
         Conductor.instance.update(Conductor.instance.songPosition + elapsed * 1000, false);
-        if (Conductor.instance.songPosition >= (startTimestamp)) startSong();
+        if (Conductor.instance.songPosition - Conductor.instance.instrumentalOffset >= (startTimestamp) && Countdown.finished)
+        {
+          trace("started song at " + Conductor.instance.songPosition);
+          startSong();
+        }
       }
     }
     else
@@ -1391,14 +1395,16 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
       // activeNotes.sort(SortUtil.byStrumtime, FlxSort.DESCENDING);
     }
 
+    var correctSync:Float = Math.min(FlxG.sound.music.length, Math.max(0, Conductor.instance.songPosition - Conductor.instance.instrumentalOffset));
+
     if (!startingSong
       && FlxG.sound.music != null
-      && (Math.abs(FlxG.sound.music.time - (Conductor.instance.songPosition + Conductor.instance.instrumentalOffset)) > 100
-        || Math.abs(vocals.checkSyncError(Conductor.instance.songPosition + Conductor.instance.instrumentalOffset)) > 100))
+      && (Math.abs(FlxG.sound.music.time - correctSync) > 100 || Math.abs(vocals.checkSyncError(correctSync)) > 100))
     {
       trace("VOCALS NEED RESYNC");
-      if (vocals != null) trace(vocals.checkSyncError(Conductor.instance.songPosition + Conductor.instance.instrumentalOffset));
-      trace(FlxG.sound.music.time - (Conductor.instance.songPosition + Conductor.instance.instrumentalOffset));
+      if (vocals != null) trace(vocals.checkSyncError(correctSync));
+      trace(FlxG.sound.music.time);
+      trace(correctSync);
       resyncVocals();
     }
 
@@ -1993,7 +1999,9 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
 
     // Skip this if the music is paused (GameOver, Pause menu, start-of-song offset, etc.)
     if (!(FlxG.sound.music?.playing ?? false)) return;
-    var timeToPlayAt:Float = Conductor.instance.songPosition - Conductor.instance.instrumentalOffset;
+
+    var timeToPlayAt:Float = Math.min(FlxG.sound.music.length, Math.max(0, Conductor.instance.songPosition - Conductor.instance.instrumentalOffset));
+    trace('Resyncing vocals to ${timeToPlayAt}');
     FlxG.sound.music.pause();
     vocals.pause();