diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/RealtimeMultiplayer/RealtimeMatchSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/RealtimeMultiplayer/RealtimeMatchSubScreen.cs
index 807ea74404..45ac7e25d3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/RealtimeMultiplayer/RealtimeMatchSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/RealtimeMultiplayer/RealtimeMatchSubScreen.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
@@ -199,7 +200,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.RealtimeMultiplayer
 
         private void onPlaylistChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e) => SelectedItem.Value = Playlist.FirstOrDefault();
 
-        private void onLoadRequested() => multiplayer?.Push(new PlayerLoader(() => new RealtimePlayer(SelectedItem.Value)));
+        private void onLoadRequested()
+        {
+            Debug.Assert(client.Room != null);
+
+            int[] userIds = client.Room.Users.Where(u => u.State >= MultiplayerUserState.WaitingForLoad).Select(u => u.UserID).ToArray();
+
+            multiplayer?.Push(new PlayerLoader(() => new RealtimePlayer(SelectedItem.Value, userIds)));
+        }
 
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/RealtimeMultiplayer/RealtimePlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/RealtimeMultiplayer/RealtimePlayer.cs
index f16f558651..085c52cb85 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/RealtimeMultiplayer/RealtimePlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/RealtimeMultiplayer/RealtimePlayer.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
@@ -39,9 +38,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.RealtimeMultiplayer
         [CanBeNull]
         private MultiplayerGameplayLeaderboard leaderboard;
 
-        public RealtimePlayer(PlaylistItem playlistItem)
+        private readonly int[] userIds;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Construct a multiplayer player.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="playlistItem">The playlist item to be played.</param>
+        /// <param name="userIds">The users which are participating in this game.</param>
+        public RealtimePlayer(PlaylistItem playlistItem, int[] userIds)
             : base(playlistItem, false)
         {
+            this.userIds = userIds;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -74,8 +81,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.RealtimeMultiplayer
 
             Debug.Assert(client.Room != null);
 
-            int[] userIds = client.Room.Users.Where(u => u.State >= MultiplayerUserState.WaitingForLoad).Select(u => u.UserID).ToArray();
-
             // todo: this should be implemented via a custom HUD implementation, and correctly masked to the main content area.
             LoadComponentAsync(leaderboard = new MultiplayerGameplayLeaderboard(ScoreProcessor, userIds), HUDOverlay.Add);
         }