diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePlayerScoreSubmission.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePlayerScoreSubmission.cs
index ada50fbcf4..27f9fc85cf 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePlayerScoreSubmission.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePlayerScoreSubmission.cs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
                             if (validToken)
                                 tokenRequest.TriggerSuccess(new APIScoreToken { ID = 1234 });
                             else
-                                tokenRequest.TriggerFailure(new Exception());
+                                tokenRequest.TriggerFailure(new APIException("something went wrong!", null));
                             return true;
                     }