diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index ac9ce11cb5..91131b0aba 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ public override void OnEntering(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
         protected virtual void StartGameplay()
         {
             if (GameplayClockContainer.IsRunning)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException($"{nameof(StartGameplay)} should not be called when the gameplay clock is already running");
+                Logger.Error(new InvalidOperationException($"{nameof(StartGameplay)} should not be called when the gameplay clock is already running"), "Clock failure");
 
             GameplayClockContainer.Reset(startClock: true);