diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHUDOverlay.cs
index 94f9b4262d..29fadd151f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHUDOverlay.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
@@ -187,18 +188,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
         [Test]
         public void TestInputDoesntWorkWhenHUDHidden()
         {
-            SongProgressBar getSongProgress() => hudOverlay.ChildrenOfType<SongProgressBar>().Single();
+            SongProgressBar? getSongProgress() => hudOverlay.ChildrenOfType<SongProgressBar>().SingleOrDefault();
 
             bool seeked = false;
 
             createNew();
 
+            AddUntilStep("wait for song progress", () => getSongProgress() != null);
+
             AddStep("bind seek", () =>
             {
                 seeked = false;
 
                 var progress = getSongProgress();
 
+                Debug.Assert(progress != null);
+
                 progress.ShowHandle = true;
                 progress.OnSeek += _ => seeked = true;
             });