diff --git a/src/sfizz/Voice.cpp b/src/sfizz/Voice.cpp
index 3bd0253e..ce0ffd1d 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Voice.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Voice.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void sfz::Voice::release(int delay, bool fastRelease) noexcept
     if (state != State::playing)
         return;
 
-    if (egEnvelope.getRemainingDelay() >= (delay - initialDelay)) {
+    if (egEnvelope.getRemainingDelay() > std::max(0, delay - initialDelay)) {
         reset();
     } else {
         state = State::release;
diff --git a/tests/SynthT.cpp b/tests/SynthT.cpp
index 01788fb0..ecba9e80 100644
--- a/tests/SynthT.cpp
+++ b/tests/SynthT.cpp
@@ -220,3 +220,19 @@ TEST_CASE("[Synth] Releasing before the EG started smoothing (initial delay) kil
     synth.noteOff(1000, 1, 60, 63);
     REQUIRE( !synth.getVoiceView(0)->isFree() );
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("[Synth] Releasing after the initial and normal mode does not trigger a fast release")
+{
+    sfz::Synth synth;
+    synth.setSamplesPerBlock(1024);
+    sfz::AudioBuffer<float> buffer(2, 1024);
+    synth.setNumVoices(1);
+    synth.loadSfzFile(fs::current_path() / "tests/TestFiles/delay_release.sfz");
+    synth.noteOn(200, 1, 60, 63);
+    REQUIRE( !synth.getVoiceView(0)->isFree() );
+    synth.renderBlock(buffer);
+    REQUIRE( !synth.getVoiceView(0)->isFree() );
+    synth.noteOff(0, 1, 60, 63);
+    synth.renderBlock(buffer);
+    REQUIRE( !synth.getVoiceView(0)->isFree() );
+}
diff --git a/tests/TestFiles/delay_release.sfz b/tests/TestFiles/delay_release.sfz
index f9882c23..33de8e8f 100644
--- a/tests/TestFiles/delay_release.sfz
+++ b/tests/TestFiles/delay_release.sfz
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<region> delay=0.005 sample=dummy1.wav
+<region> ampeg_delay=0.005 ampeg_release=1 sample=dummy1.wav