diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/OnlineSpectatorClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/OnlineSpectatorClient.cs
index 9bbc2a11c7..030ca724c4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/OnlineSpectatorClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/OnlineSpectatorClient.cs
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Spectator
 
                     await connector.Reconnect();
                     await BeginPlayingInternal(state);
-                    return;
                 }
 
-                throw;
+                // Exceptions can occur if, for instance, the locally played beatmap doesn't have a server-side counterpart.
+                // For now, let's ignore these so they don't cause unobserved exceptions to appear to the user (and sentry).
             }
         }