diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneUpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneUpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
index d3359fd824..198cc70e01 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneUpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneUpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuGameBase osu, IAPIProvider api, RulesetStore rulesets)
         {
+            this.api = api;
             this.rulesets = rulesets;
 
             testBeatmap = ImportBeatmapTest.LoadOszIntoOsu(osu).Result;