diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index eb86ef4116..9707475cc7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
                     menuScreen.LoadToSolo();
 
                 // we might even already be at the song
-                if (Beatmap.Value.BeatmapSetInfo.Hash == databasedSet.Hash && difficultyCriteria(Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo))
+                if (Beatmap.Value.BeatmapSetInfo.Hash == databasedSet.Hash && (difficultyCriteria?.Invoke(Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo) ?? true))
                 {
                     return;
                 }