diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/OsuMarkdownContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/OsuMarkdownContainer.cs
index 6facf4e26c..81f30bd406 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/OsuMarkdownContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/OsuMarkdownContainer.cs
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers.Markdown
                     break;
 
                 case ListItemBlock listItemBlock:
-                    var isOrdered = ((ListBlock)listItemBlock.Parent).IsOrdered;
-                    var childContainer = CreateListItem(listItemBlock, level, isOrdered);
+                    bool isOrdered = ((ListBlock)listItemBlock.Parent)?.IsOrdered == true;
+
+                    OsuMarkdownListItem childContainer = CreateListItem(listItemBlock, level, isOrdered);
+
                     container.Add(childContainer);
+
                     foreach (var single in listItemBlock)
                         base.AddMarkdownComponent(single, childContainer.Content, level);
                     break;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Wiki/Markdown/WikiMarkdownContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Wiki/Markdown/WikiMarkdownContainer.cs
index acaaa523a2..6f0b433acb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Wiki/Markdown/WikiMarkdownContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Wiki/Markdown/WikiMarkdownContainer.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Wiki.Markdown
 
                 case ParagraphBlock paragraphBlock:
                     // Check if paragraph only contains an image
-                    if (paragraphBlock.Inline.Count() == 1 && paragraphBlock.Inline.FirstChild is LinkInline { IsImage: true } linkInline)
+                    if (paragraphBlock.Inline?.Count() == 1 && paragraphBlock.Inline.FirstChild is LinkInline { IsImage: true } linkInline)
                     {
                         container.Add(new WikiMarkdownImageBlock(linkInline));
                         return;