diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchDifficultyCalculator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchDifficultyCalculator.cs
index d29dd4591e..9e6511b362 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchDifficultyCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchDifficultyCalculator.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Difficulty
         protected override DifficultyAttributes CreateDifficultyAttributes(IBeatmap beatmap, Mod[] mods, Skill[] skills, double clockRate)
         {
             if (beatmap.HitObjects.Count == 0)
-                return new CatchDifficultyAttributes();
+                return new CatchDifficultyAttributes { Mods = mods };
 
             // this is the same as osu!, so there's potential to share the implementation... maybe
             double preempt = BeatmapDifficulty.DifficultyRange(beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.ApproachRate, 1800, 1200, 450) / clockRate;
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Difficulty
             return new CatchDifficultyAttributes
             {
                 StarRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[0].DifficultyValue()) * star_scaling_factor,
+                Mods = mods,
                 ApproachRate = preempt > 1200.0 ? -(preempt - 1800.0) / 120.0 : -(preempt - 1200.0) / 150.0 + 5.0,
                 MaxCombo = beatmap.HitObjects.Count(h => h is Fruit) + beatmap.HitObjects.OfType<JuiceStream>().SelectMany(j => j.NestedHitObjects).Count(h => !(h is TinyDroplet))
             };