diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList.cs
index e94750c695..6526f7eea7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList.cs
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 {
     public class TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList : MultiplayerTestScene
     {
-        public TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList()
-            : base(false)
+        [SetUpSteps]
+        public void SetupSteps()
         {
+            createNewParticipantsList();
         }
 
-        [SetUp]
-        public new void Setup() => Schedule(createNewParticipantsList);
-
         [Test]
         public void TestAddUser()
         {
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
         public void TestCorrectInitialState()
         {
             AddStep("set to downloading map", () => Client.ChangeBeatmapAvailability(BeatmapAvailability.Downloading(0)));
-            AddStep("recreate list", createNewParticipantsList);
+            createNewParticipantsList();
             checkProgressBarVisibility(true);
         }
 
@@ -238,7 +236,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 
         private void createNewParticipantsList()
         {
-            Child = new ParticipantsList { Anchor = Anchor.Centre, Origin = Anchor.Centre, RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y, Size = new Vector2(380, 0.7f) };
+            ParticipantsList participantsList = null;
+
+            AddStep("create new list", () => Child = participantsList = new ParticipantsList
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                Size = new Vector2(380, 0.7f)
+            });
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for list to load", () => participantsList.IsLoaded);
         }
 
         private void checkProgressBarVisibility(bool visible) =>