diff --git a/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/Sami.cs b/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/Sami.cs
index 42cfda77d..4046ab042 100644
--- a/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/Sami.cs
+++ b/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/Sami.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.SubtitleFormats
                 string currentClass = languageTag;
                 if (useExtra && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(p.Extra))
                     currentClass = p.Extra;
-                if (next != null && p.EndTime.TotalMilliseconds <= next.StartTime.TotalMilliseconds && p.EndTime.TotalMilliseconds + 51 > next.StartTime.TotalMilliseconds)
+                if (next != null && Math.Abs(next.StartTime.TotalMilliseconds - p.EndTime.TotalMilliseconds) < 100)
                     sb.AppendLine(string.Format(paragraphWriteFormatOpen, p.StartTime.TotalMilliseconds, text, currentClass));
                 else
                     sb.AppendLine(string.Format(paragraphWriteFormat, p.StartTime.TotalMilliseconds, p.EndTime.TotalMilliseconds, text, currentClass));