diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/PathingBehavior.java b/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/PathingBehavior.java
index 0d88dbe1..066a47d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/PathingBehavior.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/PathingBehavior.java
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public final class PathingBehavior extends Behavior implements IPathingBehavior,
         }
         CalculationContext context = new CalculationContext(baritone, true); // not safe to create on the other thread, it looks up a lot of stuff in minecraft
         AbstractNodeCostSearch pathfinder = createPathfinder(start, goal, current == null ? null : current.getPath(), context);
-        if (!Objects.equals(pathfinder.getGoal(), goal)) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(pathfinder.getGoal(), goal)) { // will return the exact same object if simplification didn't happen
             logDebug("Simplifying " + goal.getClass() + " to GoalXZ due to distance");
         }
         inProgress = pathfinder;
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/path/SplicedPath.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/path/SplicedPath.java
index f2187fe7..b3c497fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/path/SplicedPath.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/path/SplicedPath.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class SplicedPath extends PathBase {
         if (second == null || first == null) {
             return Optional.empty();
         }
-        if (!Objects.equals(first.getGoal(), second.getGoal())) {
+        if (!first.getGoal().toString().equals(second.getGoal().toString())) {
             return Optional.empty();
         }
         if (!first.getDest().equals(second.getSrc())) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/process/CustomGoalProcess.java b/src/main/java/baritone/process/CustomGoalProcess.java
index 65f0ba7a..a07e4aa4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/process/CustomGoalProcess.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/process/CustomGoalProcess.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class CustomGoalProcess extends BaritoneProcessHelper implements ICustomG
     public PathingCommand onTick(boolean calcFailed, boolean isSafeToCancel) {
         switch (this.state) {
             case GOAL_SET:
-                if (!baritone.getPathingBehavior().isPathing() && Objects.equals(baritone.getPathingBehavior().getGoal(), this.goal)) {
+                if (!baritone.getPathingBehavior().isPathing() && Objects.equals(baritone.getPathingBehavior().getGoal() + "", this.goal + "")) {
                     this.state = State.NONE;
                 }
                 return new PathingCommand(this.goal, PathingCommandType.CANCEL_AND_SET_GOAL);
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/PathBase.java b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/PathBase.java
index 129e0735..89f80207 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/PathBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/PathBase.java
@@ -39,15 +39,14 @@ public abstract class PathBase implements IPath {
 
     @Override
     public PathBase staticCutoff(Goal destination) {
-        int min = BaritoneAPI.getSettings().pathCutoffMinimumLength.get();
-        if (length() < min) {
+        if (length() < BaritoneAPI.getSettings().pathCutoffMinimumLength.get()) {
             return this;
         }
         if (destination == null || destination.isInGoal(getDest())) {
             return this;
         }
         double factor = BaritoneAPI.getSettings().pathCutoffFactor.get();
-        int newLength = (int) ((length() - 1 - min) * factor) + min;
+        int newLength = (int) ((length() - 1) * factor);
         return new CutoffPath(this, newLength);
     }
 }