diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Match/RoomSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Match/RoomSubScreen.cs
index 6b68024393..75b673cf1b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Match/RoomSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Match/RoomSubScreen.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods;
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Match
         [Resolved]
         private RulesetStore rulesets { get; set; }
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private IAPIProvider api { get; set; } = null!;
+
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         protected OnlinePlayScreen ParentScreen { get; private set; }
 
@@ -284,6 +288,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Match
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         private IDialogOverlay dialogOverlay { get; set; }
 
+        protected virtual bool IsConnected => api.State.Value == APIState.Online;
+
         public override bool OnBackButton()
         {
             if (Room.RoomID.Value == null)
@@ -356,7 +362,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Match
             if (ExitConfirmed)
                 return true;
 
-            if (dialogOverlay == null || Room.RoomID.Value != null || Room.Playlist.Count == 0)
+            if (!IsConnected)
+                return true;
+
+            bool hasUnsavedChanges = Room.RoomID.Value == null && Room.Playlist.Count > 0;
+
+            if (dialogOverlay == null || !hasUnsavedChanges)
                 return true;
 
             // if the dialog is already displayed, block exiting until the user explicitly makes a decision.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerLoungeSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerLoungeSubScreen.cs
index dd4f35cdd4..4478179726 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerLoungeSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerLoungeSubScreen.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
             // To work around this, temporarily remove the room and trigger an immediate listing poll.
             if (e.Last is MultiplayerMatchSubScreen match)
             {
-                RoomManager.RemoveRoom(match.Room);
+                RoomManager?.RemoveRoom(match.Room);
                 ListingPollingComponent.PollImmediately();
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
index 01f04b44c9..f5746ca96c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Online;
-using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
@@ -50,9 +49,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
         [Resolved]
         private MultiplayerClient client { get; set; }
 
-        [Resolved]
-        private IAPIProvider api { get; set; }
-
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         private OsuGame game { get; set; }
 
@@ -79,6 +75,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
                 handleRoomLost();
         }
 
+        protected override bool IsConnected => base.IsConnected && client.IsConnected.Value;
+
         protected override Drawable CreateMainContent() => new Container
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@@ -254,13 +252,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
 
         public override bool OnExiting(ScreenExitEvent e)
         {
-            // the room may not be left immediately after a disconnection due to async flow,
-            // so checking the MultiplayerClient / IAPIAccess statuses is also required.
-            if (client.Room == null || !client.IsConnected.Value || api.State.Value != APIState.Online)
-            {
-                // room has not been created yet or we're offline; exit immediately.
+            // room has not been created yet or we're offline; exit immediately.
+            if (client.Room == null || !IsConnected)
                 return base.OnExiting(e);
-            }
 
             if (!exitConfirmed && dialogOverlay != null)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlaySubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlaySubScreen.cs
index c7b32131cf..b527bf98a2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlaySubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlaySubScreen.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
@@ -15,8 +13,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay
 
         public virtual string ShortTitle => Title;
 
-        [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)]
-        protected IRoomManager RoomManager { get; private set; }
+        [Resolved]
+        protected IRoomManager? RoomManager { get; private set; }
 
         protected OnlinePlaySubScreen()
         {