diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/BackgroundScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/BackgroundScreen.cs
index 5e9863f642..9d9432b2ce 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/BackgroundScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/BackgroundScreen.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
             while (screen.LoadState < LoadState.Ready)
                 Thread.Sleep(1);
 
-            base.Push(screen);
+            try
+            {
+                base.Push(screen);
+            }
+            catch (ScreenAlreadyExitedException)
+            {
+                // screen may have exited before the push was successful.
+            }
         }
 
         protected override void Update()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
index eac3601d98..a75bbbce87 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
@@ -183,11 +183,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
 
             if (Background != null && !Background.Equals(nextOsu?.Background))
             {
-                if (nextOsu != null)
-                    //We need to use MakeCurrent in case we are jumping up multiple game screens.
-                    nextOsu.Background?.MakeCurrent();
-                else
-                    Background.Exit();
+                Background.Exit();
+
+                //We need to use MakeCurrent in case we are jumping up multiple game screens.
+                nextOsu?.Background?.MakeCurrent();
             }
 
             if (base.OnExiting(next))