diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index 8d91548149..c5302a393c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -399,7 +399,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             lock (queue)
             {
                 if (state.Value == APIState.Offline)
+                {
+                    request.Fail(new WebException(@"User not logged in"));
                     return;
+                }
 
                 queue.Enqueue(request);
             }
@@ -416,7 +419,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
                 if (failOldRequests)
                 {
                     foreach (var req in oldQueueRequests)
-                        req.Fail(new WebException(@"Disconnected from server"));
+                        req.Fail(new WebException($@"Request failed from flush operation (state {state.Value})"));
                 }
             }
         }