diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/NotificationsClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/NotificationsClient.cs
index 6d9226ca17..8c41ae10d7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/NotificationsClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/NotificationsClient.cs
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Notifications
         public Action<List<Message>>? NewMessages;
         public Action? PresenceReceived;
 
-        private readonly IAPIProvider api;
+        protected readonly IAPIProvider API;
 
         private bool enableChat;
         private long lastMessageId;
 
         protected NotificationsClient(IAPIProvider api)
         {
-            this.api = api;
+            API = api;
         }
 
         public bool EnableChat
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Notifications
 
         protected virtual Task StartChatAsync()
         {
-            api.Queue(CreateFetchMessagesRequest(0));
+            API.Queue(CreateFetchMessagesRequest(0));
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/Polling/PollingNotificationsClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/Polling/PollingNotificationsClient.cs
index 1c5559fcb4..2f343abf86 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/Polling/PollingNotificationsClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/Polling/PollingNotificationsClient.cs
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Notifications.Polling
     /// </summary>
     public class PollingNotificationsClient : NotificationsClient
     {
-        private readonly IAPIProvider api;
-
         public PollingNotificationsClient(IAPIProvider api)
             : base(api)
         {
-            this.api = api;
         }
 
         public override Task ConnectAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Notifications.Polling
             {
                 while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                 {
-                    await api.PerformAsync(CreateFetchMessagesRequest());
+                    await API.PerformAsync(CreateFetchMessagesRequest());
                     await Task.Delay(1000, cancellationToken);
                 }
             }, cancellationToken);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/Polling/PollingNotificationsClientConnector.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/Polling/PollingNotificationsClientConnector.cs
index 18a31ff061..ff3f30edcd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/Polling/PollingNotificationsClientConnector.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/Polling/PollingNotificationsClientConnector.cs
@@ -12,15 +12,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Notifications.Polling
     /// </summary>
     public class PollingNotificationsClientConnector : NotificationsClientConnector
     {
-        private readonly IAPIProvider api;
-
         public PollingNotificationsClientConnector(IAPIProvider api)
             : base(api)
         {
-            this.api = api;
         }
 
         protected override Task<NotificationsClient> BuildNotificationClientAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-            => Task.FromResult((NotificationsClient)new PollingNotificationsClient(api));
+            => Task.FromResult((NotificationsClient)new PollingNotificationsClient(API));
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/SocketClientConnector.cs b/osu.Game/Online/SocketClientConnector.cs
index c6d5601c1f..abf19fbba3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/SocketClientConnector.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/SocketClientConnector.cs
@@ -23,18 +23,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online
         /// </summary>
         public SocketClient? CurrentConnection { get; private set; }
 
+        protected readonly IAPIProvider API;
+
+        private readonly IBindable<APIState> apiState = new Bindable<APIState>();
         private readonly Bindable<bool> isConnected = new Bindable<bool>();
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim connectionLock = new SemaphoreSlim(1);
         private CancellationTokenSource connectCancelSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
 
-        private readonly IBindable<APIState> apiState = new Bindable<APIState>();
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructs a new <see cref="HubClientConnector"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="api"> An API provider used to react to connection state changes.</param>
         protected SocketClientConnector(IAPIProvider api)
         {
+            API = api;
+
             apiState.BindTo(api.State);
             apiState.BindValueChanged(_ => Task.Run(connectIfPossible), true);
         }