Not to be a smart ass, but, buy another holster. You have a $500 gun in a $30 holster on top of the fact it doesn't function properly. IMO its not worth trusting your life to a cheap holster and trying to fix it. Pick up a custom kydex from Hooch Holsters or buy something higher quality. I had a fobus and uses it for a while but moved away and will never look back. Just my