diff --git a/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java b/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
index 8609a0a88..071354620 100644
--- a/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
+++ b/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public final class Settings {
 
     /**
      * How many ticks between breaking a block and starting to break the next block. Default in game is 6 ticks.
-     * Values under 2 will be clamped.
+     * Values under 1 will be clamped. The delay only applies to non-instant (1-tick) breaks.
      */
     public final Setting<Integer> blockBreakSpeed = new Setting<>(6);
 
diff --git a/src/launch/java/baritone/launch/mixins/MixinPlayerController.java b/src/launch/java/baritone/launch/mixins/MixinPlayerController.java
index 34f39aee9..7a77d4849 100644
--- a/src/launch/java/baritone/launch/mixins/MixinPlayerController.java
+++ b/src/launch/java/baritone/launch/mixins/MixinPlayerController.java
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ public abstract class MixinPlayerController implements IPlayerControllerMP {
     @Override
     public abstract void setIsHittingBlock(boolean isHittingBlock);
 
+    @Accessor("isDestroying")
+    @Override
+    public abstract boolean isHittingBlock();
+
     @Accessor("destroyBlockPos")
     @Override
     public abstract BlockPos getCurrentBlock();
@@ -38,4 +42,8 @@ public abstract class MixinPlayerController implements IPlayerControllerMP {
     @Invoker("ensureHasSentCarriedItem")
     @Override
     public abstract void callSyncCurrentPlayItem();
+
+    @Accessor("destroyDelay")
+    @Override
+    public abstract void setDestroyDelay(int destroyDelay);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/BlockBreakHelper.java b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/BlockBreakHelper.java
index 3332aec76..0c5cf6f00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/BlockBreakHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/BlockBreakHelper.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package baritone.utils;
 
 import baritone.api.BaritoneAPI;
 import baritone.api.utils.IPlayerContext;
+import baritone.utils.accessor.IPlayerControllerMP;
 import net.minecraft.world.InteractionHand;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.BlockHitResult;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.HitResult;
@@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ import net.minecraft.world.phys.HitResult;
  */
 public final class BlockBreakHelper {
     // base ticks between block breaks caused by tick logic
-    private static final int BASE_BREAK_DELAY = 2;
+    private static final int BASE_BREAK_DELAY = 1;
 
     private final IPlayerContext ctx;
-    private boolean didBreakLastTick;
+    private boolean wasHitting;
     private int breakDelayTimer = 0;
 
     BlockBreakHelper(IPlayerContext ctx) {
@@ -41,13 +42,10 @@ public final class BlockBreakHelper {
 
     public void stopBreakingBlock() {
         // The player controller will never be null, but the player can be
-        if (ctx.player() != null && didBreakLastTick) {
-            if (!ctx.playerController().hasBrokenBlock()) {
-                // insane bypass to check breaking succeeded
-                ctx.playerController().setHittingBlock(true);
-            }
+        if (ctx.player() != null && wasHitting) {
+            ctx.playerController().setHittingBlock(false);
             ctx.playerController().resetBlockRemoving();
-            didBreakLastTick = false;
+            wasHitting = false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -60,24 +58,30 @@ public final class BlockBreakHelper {
         boolean isBlockTrace = trace != null && trace.getType() == HitResult.Type.BLOCK;
 
         if (isLeftClick && isBlockTrace) {
-            if (!didBreakLastTick) {
+            ctx.playerController().setHittingBlock(wasHitting);
+            if (ctx.playerController().hasBrokenBlock()) {
                 ctx.playerController().syncHeldItem();
                 ctx.playerController().clickBlock(((BlockHitResult) trace).getBlockPos(), ((BlockHitResult) trace).getDirection());
                 ctx.player().swing(InteractionHand.MAIN_HAND);
+            } else {
+                if (ctx.playerController().onPlayerDamageBlock(((BlockHitResult) trace).getBlockPos(), ((BlockHitResult) trace).getDirection())) {
+                    ctx.player().swing(InteractionHand.MAIN_HAND);
+                }
+                if (ctx.playerController().hasBrokenBlock()) { // block broken this tick
+                    // break delay timer only applies for multi-tick block breaks like vanilla
+                    breakDelayTimer = BaritoneAPI.getSettings().blockBreakSpeed.value - BASE_BREAK_DELAY;
+                    // must reset controller's destroy delay to prevent the client from delaying itself unnecessarily
+                    ((IPlayerControllerMP) ctx.minecraft().gameMode).setDestroyDelay(0);
+                }
             }
-
-            // Attempt to break the block
-            if (ctx.playerController().onPlayerDamageBlock(((BlockHitResult) trace).getBlockPos(), ((BlockHitResult) trace).getDirection())) {
-                ctx.player().swing(InteractionHand.MAIN_HAND);
-            }
-
+            // if true, we're breaking a block. if false, we broke the block this tick
+            wasHitting = !ctx.playerController().hasBrokenBlock();
+            // this value will be reset by the MC client handling mouse keys
+            // since we're not spoofing the click keybind to the client, the client will stop the break if isDestroyingBlock is true
+            // we store and restore this value on the next tick to determine if we're breaking a block
             ctx.playerController().setHittingBlock(false);
-
-            didBreakLastTick = true;
-        } else if (didBreakLastTick) {
-            stopBreakingBlock();
-            breakDelayTimer = BaritoneAPI.getSettings().blockBreakSpeed.value - BASE_BREAK_DELAY;
-            didBreakLastTick = false;
+        } else {
+            wasHitting = false;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/accessor/IPlayerControllerMP.java b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/accessor/IPlayerControllerMP.java
index 72e6f7ee3..55fa43316 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/accessor/IPlayerControllerMP.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/accessor/IPlayerControllerMP.java
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ public interface IPlayerControllerMP {
 
     void setIsHittingBlock(boolean isHittingBlock);
 
+    boolean isHittingBlock();
+
     BlockPos getCurrentBlock();
 
     void callSyncCurrentPlayItem();
+
+    void setDestroyDelay(int destroyDelay);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/player/BaritonePlayerController.java b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/player/BaritonePlayerController.java
index 42ba49052..b7e729b70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/player/BaritonePlayerController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/player/BaritonePlayerController.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package baritone.utils.player;
 import baritone.api.utils.IPlayerController;
 import baritone.utils.accessor.IPlayerControllerMP;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.ClientLevel;
 import net.minecraft.client.player.LocalPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ public final class BaritonePlayerController implements IPlayerController {
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasBrokenBlock() {
-        return ((IPlayerControllerMP) mc.gameMode).getCurrentBlock().getY() == -1;
+        return !((IPlayerControllerMP) mc.gameMode).isHittingBlock();
     }
 
     @Override