diff --git a/src/js/game/components/belt_reader.js b/src/js/game/components/belt_reader.js
index d451bab5..4eeb76a9 100644
--- a/src/js/game/components/belt_reader.js
+++ b/src/js/game/components/belt_reader.js
@@ -40,5 +40,7 @@ export class BeltReaderComponent extends Component {
          * @type {number}
          */
         this.lastThroughputComputation = 0;
+
+        this.lastRemovedItemTime = 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/js/game/systems/belt_reader.js b/src/js/game/systems/belt_reader.js
index 5cde34ca..9ffb3ca3 100644
--- a/src/js/game/systems/belt_reader.js
+++ b/src/js/game/systems/belt_reader.js
@@ -16,45 +16,40 @@ export class BeltReaderSystem extends GameSystemWithFilter {
             const entity = this.allEntities[i];
 
             const readerComp = entity.components.BeltReader;
+            const lastItemTimes = readerComp.lastItemTimes;
             const pinsComp = entity.components.WiredPins;
 
             // Remove outdated items
-            while (readerComp.lastItemTimes[0] < minimumTime) {
-                readerComp.lastItemTimes.shift();
+            while (lastItemTimes[0] < minimumTime) {
+                readerComp.lastRemovedItemTime = lastItemTimes.shift();
             }
-
-            pinsComp.slots[1].value = readerComp.lastItem;
-            if (
-                (readerComp.lastItemTimes[readerComp.lastItemTimes.length - 1] || 0) >
-                minimumTimeForThroughput
-            ) {
-                pinsComp.slots[0].value = BOOL_TRUE_SINGLETON;
-            } else {
-                pinsComp.slots[0].value = BOOL_FALSE_SINGLETON;
-                if (entity.components.ItemEjector.canEjectOnSlot(0)) {
-                    readerComp.lastItem = null;
-                }
-            }
-
+            
             if (now - readerComp.lastThroughputComputation > 0.5) {
                 // Compute throughput
                 readerComp.lastThroughputComputation = now;
 
+                const oneItem = lastItemTimes.length == 1;
                 let throughput = 0;
-                if (readerComp.lastItemTimes.length < 2) {
-                    throughput = 0;
-                } else {
-                    let averageSpacing = 0;
-                    let averageSpacingNum = 0;
-                    for (let i = 0; i < readerComp.lastItemTimes.length - 1; ++i) {
-                        averageSpacing += readerComp.lastItemTimes[i + 1] - readerComp.lastItemTimes[i];
+                if (lastItemTimes.length > 0) {
+                    let averageSpacing = oneItem ? lastItemTimes[0] - readerComp.lastRemovedItemTime : 0;
+                    let averageSpacingNum = oneItem ? 1 : 0;
+                    for (let i = 0; i < lastItemTimes.length - 1; ++i) {
+                        averageSpacing += lastItemTimes[i + 1] - lastItemTimes[i];
                         ++averageSpacingNum;
                     }
 
-                    throughput = 1 / (averageSpacing / averageSpacingNum);
+                    throughput = 1 / (averageSpacing / averageSpacingNum) + 0.01;
                 }
 
-                readerComp.lastThroughput = Math.min(globalConfig.beltSpeedItemsPerSecond * 23.9, throughput);
+                readerComp.lastThroughput = Math.min(globalConfig.beltSpeedItemsPerSecond, throughput);
+            }
+
+            if (readerComp.lastThroughput > 0) {
+                pinsComp.slots[0].value = BOOL_TRUE_SINGLETON;
+                pinsComp.slots[1].value = readerComp.lastItem;
+            } else {
+                pinsComp.slots[0].value = BOOL_FALSE_SINGLETON;
+                pinsComp.slots[1].value = null;
             }
         }
     }