diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/CatchSkinExtensions.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/CatchSkinExtensions.cs
index 8fc0831918..623f87bf11 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/CatchSkinExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/CatchSkinExtensions.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // 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 JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -9,8 +11,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning
 {
     internal static class CatchSkinExtensions
     {
+        [NotNull]
         public static IBindable<Color4> GetHyperDashFruitColour(this ISkin skin)
             => skin.GetConfig<CatchSkinColour, Color4>(CatchSkinColour.HyperDashFruit) ??
-               skin.GetConfig<CatchSkinColour, Color4>(CatchSkinColour.HyperDash);
+               skin.GetConfig<CatchSkinColour, Color4>(CatchSkinColour.HyperDash) ??
+               new Bindable<Color4>(Catcher.DefaultHyperDashColour);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/LegacyFruitPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/LegacyFruitPiece.cs
index d8489399d2..470c12559e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/LegacyFruitPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/LegacyFruitPiece.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning
                 var hyperDash = new Sprite
                 {
                     Texture = skin.GetTexture(lookupName),
-                    Colour = skin.GetHyperDashFruitColour()?.Value ?? Catcher.DefaultHyperDashColour,
+                    Colour = skin.GetHyperDashFruitColour().Value,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive,