diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/Components/Header.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/Components/Header.cs
index 6a6a1f274c..e1592532a3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/Components/Header.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Match/Components/Header.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.SearchableList;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Components;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD;
 using osuTK;
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Match.Components
                 },
             };
 
-            CurrentItem.BindValueChanged(item => modDisplay.Current.Value = item.NewValue?.RequiredMods, true);
+            CurrentItem.BindValueChanged(item => modDisplay.Current.Value = item.NewValue?.RequiredMods ?? Enumerable.Empty<Mod>(), true);
 
             beatmapButton.Action = () => RequestBeatmapSelection?.Invoke();
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/MatchSongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/MatchSongSelect.cs
index f6d758df29..fcd07384e4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/MatchSongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/MatchSongSelect.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Humanizer;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 return true;
 
             Beatmap.Value = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(CurrentItem.Value?.Beatmap);
-            Beatmap.Value.Mods.Value = selectedMods.Value = CurrentItem.Value?.RequiredMods;
+            Beatmap.Value.Mods.Value = selectedMods.Value = CurrentItem.Value?.RequiredMods ?? Enumerable.Empty<Mod>();
             Ruleset.Value = CurrentItem.Value?.Ruleset;
 
             Beatmap.Disabled = true;