diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
index 561707f9ef..743a470e6e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
             switch (section)
             {
                 case Section.Colours:
+                // osu!catch section only has colour settings
+                // so no harm in handling the entire section
+                case Section.CatchTheBeat:
                     HandleColours(output, line);
                     return;
             }
@@ -149,7 +152,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
             HitObjects,
             Variables,
             Fonts,
-            Mania
+            CatchTheBeat,
+            Mania,
         }
 
         internal class LegacyDifficultyControlPoint : DifficultyControlPoint