diff --git a/osu.Game/Users/UserCoverBackground.cs b/osu.Game/Users/UserCoverBackground.cs
index c0f0d09d9d..68c97fc8fd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Users/UserCoverBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Users/UserCoverBackground.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(TextureStore textures)
         {
+            if (textures == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(textures));
+
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.CoverUrl))
                 Texture = textures.Get(user.CoverUrl);
         }