diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorBeatmapCreation.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorBeatmapCreation.cs
index 996e87ff8a..2758954907 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorBeatmapCreation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorBeatmapCreation.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Editing
             AddStep("release", () => InputManager.ReleaseButton(MouseButton.Left));
 
             AddAssert("new beatmap not persisted", () => beatmapManager.QueryBeatmapSet(s => s.ID == editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.BeatmapSet.AsNonNull().ID)?.Value.DeletePending == true);
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for default beatmap", () => Editor.Beatmap.Value is DummyWorkingBeatmap);
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmapCache.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmapCache.cs
index fdeb840977..30bbbbc1fe 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmapCache.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmapCache.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
         public virtual WorkingBeatmap GetWorkingBeatmap([CanBeNull] BeatmapInfo beatmapInfo)
         {
-            if (beatmapInfo?.BeatmapSet == null)
+            if (beatmapInfo == null || ReferenceEquals(beatmapInfo, DefaultBeatmap.BeatmapInfo))
                 return DefaultBeatmap;
 
             lock (workingCache)