diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index 12b38fab1e..d722c7a98a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
                 handleWebException(we);
                 return false;
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                Logger.Error(ex, "Error occurred while handling an API request.");
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/SubmitRoomScoreRequest.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/SubmitRoomScoreRequest.cs
index 1a2503f339..50b62cd6ed 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/SubmitRoomScoreRequest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/SubmitRoomScoreRequest.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests
             req.ContentType = "application/json";
             req.Method = HttpMethod.Put;
 
-            req.AddRaw(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(scoreInfo));
+            req.AddRaw(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(scoreInfo, new JsonSerializerSettings
+            {
+                ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Ignore
+            }));
 
             return req;
         }