diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatLine.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatLine.cs
index c08e62428b..809e771840 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatLine.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatLine.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public ChatLine(Message message)
             Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = padding, Right = padding };
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(OsuColour colours, UserProfileOverlay profile)
         {
             customUsernameColour = colours.ChatBlue;