diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
index ca041da801..8a31e4576a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class DrawableStoryboard : Container<DrawableStoryboardLayer>
         /// </summary>
         public IBindable<bool> HasStoryboardEnded => hasStoryboardEnded;
 
-        private readonly BindableBool hasStoryboardEnded = new BindableBool();
+        private readonly BindableBool hasStoryboardEnded = new BindableBool(true);
 
         protected override Container<DrawableStoryboardLayer> Content { get; }