diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseUserProfile.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseUserProfile.cs
index da81de6a3a..2c3abe0049 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseUserProfile.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseUserProfile.cs
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
                 LastVisit = DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 Age = 1,
                 ProfileOrder = new[] { "me" },
-                CountryRank = 1,
                 Statistics = new UserStatistics
                 {
                     Rank = 2148,
                     PP = 4567.89m
                 },
+                CountryRank = 1,
                 RankHistory = new User.RankHistoryData
                 {
                     Mode = @"osu",
diff --git a/osu.Game/Users/User.cs b/osu.Game/Users/User.cs
index c305cc004a..0be9600815 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Users/User.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Users/User.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
         [JsonProperty(@"age")]
         public int? Age;
 
-        public int GlobalRank { get => Statistics.Ranks.GlobalRank; set => Statistics.Ranks.GlobalRank = value; }
+        public int GlobalRank { get => Statistics?.Ranks.GlobalRank ?? 0; set => Statistics.Ranks.GlobalRank = value; }
 
-        public int CountryRank { get => Statistics.Ranks.CountryRank; set => Statistics.Ranks.CountryRank = value; }
+        public int CountryRank { get => Statistics?.Ranks.CountryRank ?? 0; set => Statistics.Ranks.CountryRank = value; }
 
         //public Team Team;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Users/UserStatistics.cs b/osu.Game/Users/UserStatistics.cs
index f047bd1980..f26db32cf0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Users/UserStatistics.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Users/UserStatistics.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
         public decimal? PP;
 
         [JsonProperty(@"pp_rank")]
-        public int Rank { get => Ranks.GlobalRank; set => Ranks.GlobalRank = value; }
+        public int Rank { get => Ranks.GlobalRank ?? 0; set => Ranks.GlobalRank = value; }
 
         [JsonProperty(@"rank")]
         public UserRank Ranks;
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
         public struct UserRank
         {
             [JsonProperty(@"global")]
-            public int GlobalRank;
+            public int? GlobalRank;
 
             [JsonProperty(@"country")]
-            public int CountryRank;
+            public int? CountryRank;
         }
 
         [JsonProperty(@"ranked_score")]