diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Scoring/Score.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Scoring/Score.cs
index c998b11f77..e49907e7a8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/Scoring/Score.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Scoring/Score.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,24 @@ public class Score
         public int Combo { get; set; }
         public Mod[] Mods { get; set; }
 
-        public User User { get; set; }
+        private User user;
+
+        public User User
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return user ?? new User
+                {
+                    Username = temporaryUsername,
+                    Id = temporaryUserID
+                };
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                user = value;
+            }
+        }
 
         [JsonProperty(@"replay_data")]
         public Replay Replay;
@@ -38,10 +55,10 @@ public class Score
         public long OnlineScoreID;
 
         [JsonProperty(@"username")]
-        public string Username;
+        private string temporaryUsername;
 
         [JsonProperty(@"user_id")]
-        public long UserID;
+        private long temporaryUserID;
 
         [JsonProperty(@"date")]
         public DateTime Date;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScore.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScore.cs
index 2bac387c5c..493f351b75 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScore.cs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public LeaderboardScore(Score score, int rank)
                             Children = new Drawable[]
                             {
                                 avatar = new DelayedLoadWrapper(
-                                    new Avatar(Score.User ?? new User { Id = Score.UserID })
+                                    new Avatar(Score.User)
                                     {
                                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                         CornerRadius = corner_radius,
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public LeaderboardScore(Score score, int rank)
                                     {
                                         nameLabel = new OsuSpriteText
                                         {
-                                            Text = Score.User?.Username ?? Score.Username,
+                                            Text = Score.User.Username,
                                             Font = @"Exo2.0-BoldItalic",
                                             TextSize = 23,
                                         },