diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoMascot.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoMascot.cs
index e66a045881..7c4dfe2da7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoMascot.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoMascot.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                     return failDrawable;
 
                 default:
-                    throw new ArgumentException($"There's no case for animation state ${state} available", nameof(state));
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(state), $"There's no animation available for state {state}");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotTextureAnimation.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotTextureAnimation.cs
index 6ceb5cd08e..080d30c3f2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotTextureAnimation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotTextureAnimation.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                     return "kiai";
 
                 default:
-                    throw new ArgumentException($"There's no case for animation state ${state} available", nameof(state));
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(state), $"There's no case for animation state {state} available");
             }
         }
     }