diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/PaginatedProfileSubsection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/PaginatedProfileSubsection.cs
index 4a37c94abe..d60243cd0a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/PaginatedProfileSubsection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/PaginatedProfileSubsection.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Sections
         private OsuSpriteText missing;
         private readonly LocalisableString? missingText;
 
-        protected PaginatedProfileSubsection(Bindable<User> user, LocalisableString headerText, LocalisableString? missingText = null)
+        protected PaginatedProfileSubsection(Bindable<User> user, LocalisableString? headerText = null, LocalisableString? missingText = null)
             : base(user, headerText, CounterVisibilityState.AlwaysVisible)
         {
             this.missingText = missingText;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/ProfileSubsection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/ProfileSubsection.cs
index a9d2448abf..5a17f0d8bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/ProfileSubsection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/ProfileSubsection.cs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Sections
 
         private ProfileSubsectionHeader header;
 
-        protected ProfileSubsection(Bindable<User> user, LocalisableString headerText, CounterVisibilityState counterVisibilityState = CounterVisibilityState.AlwaysHidden)
+        protected ProfileSubsection(Bindable<User> user, LocalisableString? headerText = null, CounterVisibilityState counterVisibilityState = CounterVisibilityState.AlwaysHidden)
         {
-            this.headerText = headerText;
+            this.headerText = headerText ?? string.Empty;
             this.counterVisibilityState = counterVisibilityState;
             User.BindTo(user);
         }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Sections
             {
                 header = new ProfileSubsectionHeader(headerText, counterVisibilityState)
                 {
-                    Alpha = string.IsNullOrEmpty(headerText) ? 0 : 1
+                    Alpha = string.IsNullOrEmpty(headerText.ToString()) ? 0 : 1
                 },
                 CreateContent()
             };