diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 78ec817aa9..e8f2154d7f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             {
                 body = new SliderBody(s)
                 {
+                    AccentColour = AccentColour,
                     Position = s.StackedPosition,
                     PathWidth = s.Scale * 64,
                 },
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs
index 1f95be1761..e7837471ee 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
                     return;
                 accentColour = value;
 
-                reloadTexture();
+                if (LoadState == LoadState.Loaded)
+                    Schedule(reloadTexture);
             }
         }
 
@@ -99,15 +100,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
             snakingIn = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.SnakingInSliders);
             snakingOut = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.SnakingOutSliders);
 
-            path.Texture = new Texture(textureWidth, 1);
-
             reloadTexture();
         }
 
         private void reloadTexture()
         {
-            if (path.Texture == null)
-                return;
+            var texture = new Texture(textureWidth, 1);
 
             //initialise background
             var upload = new TextureUpload(textureWidth * 4);
@@ -142,8 +140,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
                 }
             }
 
-            path.Texture.SetData(upload);
-            path.Invalidate(Invalidation.DrawNode, this);
+            texture.SetData(upload);
+            path.Texture = texture;
         }
 
         private readonly List<Vector2> currentCurve = new List<Vector2>();