diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Displays/ArticleListing.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Displays/ArticleListing.cs
index 48a3f5498a..dc3b17b323 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Displays/ArticleListing.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Displays/ArticleListing.cs
@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News.Displays
     /// </summary>
     public class ArticleListing : CompositeDrawable
     {
-        public Action RequestMorePosts;
+        private readonly Action fetchMorePosts;
 
         private FillFlowContainer content;
         private ShowMoreButton showMore;
 
+        private CancellationTokenSource cancellationToken;
+
+        public ArticleListing(Action fetchMorePosts)
+        {
+            this.fetchMorePosts = fetchMorePosts;
+        }
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
@@ -59,7 +66,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News.Displays
                         Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
                         Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
                         Margin = new MarginPadding { Top = 15 },
-                        Action = RequestMorePosts,
+                        Action = fetchMorePosts,
                         Alpha = 0
                     }
                 }
@@ -75,8 +82,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News.Displays
             }, (cancellationToken = new CancellationTokenSource()).Token)
         );
 
-        private CancellationTokenSource cancellationToken;
-
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {
             cancellationToken?.Cancel();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/NewsOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/NewsOverlay.cs
index 34bacd5540..12e3f81ca1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/NewsOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/NewsOverlay.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 lastCursor = response.Cursor;
                 sidebar.Metadata.Value = response.SidebarMetadata;
 
-                var listing = new ArticleListing { RequestMorePosts = getMorePosts };
+                var listing = new ArticleListing(getMorePosts);
                 listing.AddPosts(response.NewsPosts, response.Cursor != null);
                 LoadDisplay(listing);
             });