diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 71b7b77e5d..5a2ef688ca 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if ((!AllowPause || HasFailed || !ValidForResume || pauseContainer?.IsPaused != false || RulesetContainer?.HasReplayLoaded != false) && (!pauseContainer?.IsResuming ?? true))
+            if ((!AllowPause || HasFailed || !ValidForResume || pauseContainer?.IsPaused.Value != false || RulesetContainer?.HasReplayLoaded?.Value != false) && (!pauseContainer?.IsResuming ?? true))
             {
                 // In the case of replays, we may have changed the playback rate.
                 applyRateFromMods();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayer.cs
index 3317deca8b..3190139378 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayer.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
-            RulesetContainer.SetReplayScore(score);
+            RulesetContainer?.SetReplayScore(score);
         }
 
         protected override ScoreInfo CreateScore() => score.ScoreInfo;