diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Configuration/ManiaConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Configuration/ManiaConfigManager.cs
index ea5f590bd1..d9e360081d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Configuration/ManiaConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Configuration/ManiaConfigManager.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration
 {
     public class ManiaConfigManager : RulesetConfigManager<ManiaSetting>
     {
-        public ManiaConfigManager(SettingsStore settings, RulesetInfo ruleset, int variant)
+        public ManiaConfigManager(SettingsStore settings, RulesetInfo ruleset, int? variant = null)
             : base(settings, ruleset, variant)
         {
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/DatabasedConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/DatabasedConfigManager.cs
index 0ef0589dff..0ede6de0f2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/DatabasedConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/DatabasedConfigManager.cs
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
     {
         private readonly SettingsStore settings;
 
-        private readonly int variant;
+        private readonly int? variant;
 
         private readonly List<DatabasedSetting> databasedSettings;
 
         private readonly RulesetInfo ruleset;
 
-        protected DatabasedConfigManager(SettingsStore settings, RulesetInfo ruleset = null, int variant = 0)
+        protected DatabasedConfigManager(SettingsStore settings, RulesetInfo ruleset = null, int? variant = null)
         {
             this.settings = settings;
             this.ruleset = ruleset;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Configuration/RulesetConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Configuration/RulesetConfigManager.cs
index 4ecf1eefb2..74cece5154 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Configuration/RulesetConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Configuration/RulesetConfigManager.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Configuration
     public abstract class RulesetConfigManager<T> : DatabasedConfigManager<T>, IRulesetConfigManager
         where T : struct
     {
-        protected RulesetConfigManager(SettingsStore settings, RulesetInfo ruleset, int variant) : base(settings, ruleset, variant)
+        protected RulesetConfigManager(SettingsStore settings, RulesetInfo ruleset, int? variant = null)
+            : base(settings, ruleset, variant)
         {
         }
     }