diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs
index 1c14d1ad33..792ee8211a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs
@@ -191,7 +191,14 @@ protected virtual void UpdateScores()
 
             Scores = null;
 
-            if (api == null || Beatmap?.OnlineBeatmapID == null) return;
+            if (api == null || Beatmap?.OnlineBeatmapID == null)
+            {
+                replacePlaceholder(new RetrievalFailurePlaceholder
+                {
+                    OnRetry = UpdateScores,
+                });
+                return;
+            }
 
             loading.Show();