diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index d722c7a98a..b6127027cc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    return JObject.Parse(req.ResponseString).SelectToken("form_error", true).ToObject<RegistrationRequest.RegistrationRequestErrors>();
+                    return JObject.Parse(req.GetResponseString()).SelectToken("form_error", true).ToObject<RegistrationRequest.RegistrationRequestErrors>();
                 }
                 catch
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIRequest.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIRequest.cs
index ea0d50511f..53b23f5922 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIRequest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIRequest.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             cancelled = true;
             WebRequest?.Abort();
 
-            string responseString = WebRequest?.ResponseString;
+            string responseString = WebRequest?.GetResponseString();
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(responseString))
             {