diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
index 019674c3ad..446aaf8e49 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
                 {
                     if (background != null) return background;
 
-                    if (BeatmapInfo.Metadata?.BackgroundFile == null) return null;
+                    if (BeatmapInfo?.Metadata?.BackgroundFile == null) return null;
 
                     try
                     {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundModeBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundModeBeatmap.cs
index 61b3a89ca0..65b50542ce 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundModeBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundModeBeatmap.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
             private void load()
             {
-                Sprite.Texture = beatmap.Background;
+                Sprite.Texture = beatmap?.Background;
             }
         }
     }