diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 909b6e0842..a926888571 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
                     OnPlayModeChange = delegate (PlayMode m) { PlayMode.Value = m; },
                     Alpha = 0.001f,
                 },
-                Chat = new ChatConsole(),
+                Chat = new ChatConsole(API),
                 new VolumeControl
                 {
                     VolumeGlobal = Audio.Volume,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatConsole.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatConsole.cs
index d6626a1d9e..0d457fe116 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatConsole.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatConsole.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
     public class ChatConsole : Container, IStateful<ChatConsoleState>
     {
-        private APIAccess api => ((OsuGameBase)Game).API;
-
         private ChannelDisplay channelDisplay;
 
         private ScheduledDelegate messageRequest;
@@ -37,8 +35,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         protected override Container Content => content;
 
-        public ChatConsole()
+        private APIAccess api;
+
+        public ChatConsole(APIAccess api)
         {
+            this.api = api;
+
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
             Size = new Vector2(1, 300);
             Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft;