diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/observers.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/observers.rs
index 15e8bbc722..f10c7f5736 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/observers.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/observers.rs
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ fn get_release_response_pairs(rel: &Vec<(u64, String)>, resp: &Vec<(u64, String)
     let mut d = resp.iter().peekable();
     loop {
         while let Some(peek_rel) = r.peek() {
+            // Fill releases as soon as possible
             if !ready.contains_key(&peek_rel.1) {
                 ready.insert(&peek_rel.1, peek_rel.0);
                 r.next();
@@ -316,9 +317,14 @@ fn get_release_response_pairs(rel: &Vec<(u64, String)>, resp: &Vec<(u64, String)
                         eprintln!("Task {} released multiple times before response ({}ms and {}ms)", peek_rel.1, crate::time::clock::tick_to_time(ready[&peek_rel.1]).as_millis(), crate::time::clock::tick_to_time(peek_rel.0).as_millis());
                         // ready.insert(&peek_rel.1, peek_rel.0);
                         r.next();
+                    } else {
+                        // releases have overtaken responses, wait until the ready list clears up a bit
+                        break;
                     }
+                } else {
+                    // no more responses
+                    break;
                 }
-                break;
             }
         }
         if let Some(next_resp) = d.next() {