diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
index 6b34dbfa09..4ee060e91e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
@@ -50,9 +51,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         protected new ManiaRulesetConfigManager Config => (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)base.Config;
 
-        public ScrollVisualisationMethod ScrollMethod = ScrollVisualisationMethod.Sequential;
+        public ScrollVisualisationMethod ScrollMethod
+        {
+            get => scrollMethod;
+            set
+            {
+                if (IsLoaded)
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"Can't alter {nameof(ScrollMethod)} after ruleset is already loaded");
 
-        protected override ScrollVisualisationMethod VisualisationMethod => ScrollMethod;
+                scrollMethod = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private ScrollVisualisationMethod scrollMethod = ScrollVisualisationMethod.Sequential;
+
+        protected override ScrollVisualisationMethod VisualisationMethod => scrollMethod;
 
         private readonly Bindable<ManiaScrollingDirection> configDirection = new Bindable<ManiaScrollingDirection>();
         private readonly Bindable<double> configTimeRange = new BindableDouble();