diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 7f14c6c942..7f488c43be 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
         string[] args;
 
+        public OptionsOverlay Options;
+
         public OsuGame(string[] args = null)
         {
             this.args = args;
@@ -89,6 +91,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
                 }
             });
 
+            (Options = new OptionsOverlay { Depth = float.MaxValue / 2 }).Preload(game, Add);
+
             (intro = new Intro
             {
                 Beatmap = Beatmap
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 5f1bf5aafd..0ac808d1ff 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
         protected override string MainResourceFile => @"osu.Game.Resources.dll";
 
-        public OptionsOverlay Options;
         public APIAccess API;
 
         protected override Container Content => ratioContainer;
@@ -80,8 +79,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
             Fonts.AddStore(new GlyphStore(Resources, @"Fonts/Exo2.0-Black"));
             Fonts.AddStore(new GlyphStore(Resources, @"Fonts/Exo2.0-BlackItalic"));
 
-            (Options = new OptionsOverlay { Depth = float.MaxValue / 2 }).Preload(game, Add);
-
             API = new APIAccess()
             {
                 Username = Config.Get<string>(OsuConfig.Username),