diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/LegacySkinDecoderTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/LegacySkinDecoderTest.cs
index 76ce2331f5..202161a1b8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/LegacySkinDecoderTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/LegacySkinDecoderTest.cs
@@ -13,23 +13,38 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Skins
     [TestFixture]
     public class LegacySkinDecoderTest
     {
-        [Test]
-        public void TestDecodeSkinColours()
+        [TestCase(true)]
+        [TestCase(false)]
+        [TestCase(false, false)]
+        public void TestDecodeSkinColours(bool hasColours, bool canFallback = true)
         {
             var decoder = new LegacySkinDecoder();
 
-            using (var resStream = TestResources.OpenResource("skin.ini"))
+            using (var resStream = TestResources.OpenResource(hasColours ? "skin.ini" : "skin-empty.ini"))
             using (var stream = new LineBufferedReader(resStream))
             {
-                var comboColors = decoder.Decode(stream).ComboColours;
+                var skinConfiguration = decoder.Decode(stream);
+                skinConfiguration.AllowDefaultComboColoursFallback = canFallback;
 
-                List<Color4> expectedColors = new List<Color4>
+                var comboColors = skinConfiguration.ComboColours;
+
+                if (!canFallback && !hasColours)
+                {
+                    Assert.IsNull(comboColors);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                List<Color4> expectedColors;
+                if (hasColours)
+                    expectedColors = new List<Color4>
                 {
                     new Color4(142, 199, 255, 255),
                     new Color4(255, 128, 128, 255),
                     new Color4(128, 255, 255, 255),
                     new Color4(100, 100, 100, 100),
                 };
+                else
+                    expectedColors = SkinConfiguration.DefaultComboColours;
 
                 Assert.AreEqual(expectedColors.Count, comboColors.Count);
                 for (int i = 0; i < expectedColors.Count; i++)