diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Mods/ModSettingsEqualityComparison.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Mods/ModSettingsEqualityComparison.cs
index 7a5789f01a..ce6b3a68a5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Mods/ModSettingsEqualityComparison.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Mods/ModSettingsEqualityComparison.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Mods
@@ -11,26 +12,42 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Mods
     public class ModSettingsEqualityComparison
     {
         [Test]
-        public void Test()
+        public void TestAPIMod()
         {
+            var apiMod1 = new APIMod(new OsuModDoubleTime { SpeedChange = { Value = 1.25 } });
+            var apiMod2 = new APIMod(new OsuModDoubleTime { SpeedChange = { Value = 1.26 } });
+            var apiMod3 = new APIMod(new OsuModDoubleTime { SpeedChange = { Value = 1.26 } });
+
+            Assert.That(apiMod1, Is.Not.EqualTo(apiMod2));
+            Assert.That(apiMod2, Is.EqualTo(apiMod2));
+            Assert.That(apiMod2, Is.EqualTo(apiMod3));
+            Assert.That(apiMod3, Is.EqualTo(apiMod2));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMod()
+        {
+            var ruleset = new OsuRuleset();
+
             var mod1 = new OsuModDoubleTime { SpeedChange = { Value = 1.25 } };
             var mod2 = new OsuModDoubleTime { SpeedChange = { Value = 1.26 } };
             var mod3 = new OsuModDoubleTime { SpeedChange = { Value = 1.26 } };
-            var apiMod1 = new APIMod(mod1);
-            var apiMod2 = new APIMod(mod2);
-            var apiMod3 = new APIMod(mod3);
+
+            var doubleConvertedMod1 = new APIMod(mod1).ToMod(ruleset);
+            var doulbeConvertedMod2 = new APIMod(mod2).ToMod(ruleset);
+            var doulbeConvertedMod3 = new APIMod(mod3).ToMod(ruleset);
 
             Assert.That(mod1, Is.Not.EqualTo(mod2));
-            Assert.That(apiMod1, Is.Not.EqualTo(apiMod2));
+            Assert.That(doubleConvertedMod1, Is.Not.EqualTo(doulbeConvertedMod2));
 
             Assert.That(mod2, Is.EqualTo(mod2));
-            Assert.That(apiMod2, Is.EqualTo(apiMod2));
+            Assert.That(doulbeConvertedMod2, Is.EqualTo(doulbeConvertedMod2));
 
             Assert.That(mod2, Is.EqualTo(mod3));
-            Assert.That(apiMod2, Is.EqualTo(apiMod3));
+            Assert.That(doulbeConvertedMod2, Is.EqualTo(doulbeConvertedMod3));
 
             Assert.That(mod3, Is.EqualTo(mod2));
-            Assert.That(apiMod3, Is.EqualTo(apiMod2));
+            Assert.That(doulbeConvertedMod3, Is.EqualTo(doulbeConvertedMod2));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
index 5e552dac09..62f9976c0f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using osu.Game.Utils;
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 {
     [MessagePackObject]
-    public class APIMod
+    public class APIMod : IEquatable<APIMod>
     {
         [JsonProperty("acronym")]
         [Key(0)]
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             if (ReferenceEquals(null, other)) return false;
             if (ReferenceEquals(this, other)) return true;
 
-            return Acronym == other.Acronym &&
-                   Settings.SequenceEqual(other.Settings, ModSettingsEqualityComparer.Default);
+            return Acronym == other.Acronym && Settings.SequenceEqual(other.Settings, ModSettingsEqualityComparer.Default);
         }
 
         public override string ToString()