diff --git a/core/src/orbit_delay_core.cpp b/core/src/orbit_delay_core.cpp
index 9443ac8..53c0d12 100644
--- a/core/src/orbit_delay_core.cpp
+++ b/core/src/orbit_delay_core.cpp
@@ -635,9 +635,9 @@ float OrbitDelayCore::processChannelFast(float input,
 
         const float writePos = static_cast<float>(delay.writePos);
         const float maxGuardBySize = 0.25f * delaySize;
-        const float guardSamples = clampf(kOrbitReadGuardMinSamples,
-                                          1.0f,
-                                          clampf(kOrbitReadGuardMaxSamples, 1.0f, maxGuardBySize));
+        const float guardSamples = clampf(maxGuardBySize,
+                                          kOrbitReadGuardMinSamples,
+                                          kOrbitReadGuardMaxSamples);
         const float distanceForward = wrapPosFloat(readPos - writePos, delaySize, invDelaySize);
         if (distanceForward < guardSamples || distanceForward > (delaySize - guardSamples)) {
             readPos = wrapPosFloat(writePos + guardSamples, delaySize, invDelaySize);