diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
index 37aa0024da..949a2aab6f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
             // cancelling the beatmap load is safe for now since the retrieval is a synchronous
             // operation. if we add an async retrieval method this may need to be reconsidered.
-            beatmapCancellation.Cancel();
+            beatmapCancellation?.Cancel();
             total_count.Value--;
         }