diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TournamentScreenTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TournamentScreenTestScene.cs
index 76cc598af4a1..123fb5c2f9ea 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TournamentScreenTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TournamentScreenTestScene.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osuTK;
@@ -15,5 +16,11 @@ public abstract partial class TournamentScreenTestScene : TournamentTestScene
             Scale = new Vector2(1920 / (float)(1920 + TournamentSceneManager.CONTROL_AREA_WIDTH)),
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
         };
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            base.Content.Add(Content);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TournamentTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TournamentTestScene.cs
index 5b56946ba308..a00a0a6e5ab9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TournamentTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TournamentTestScene.cs
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ private void load(TournamentStorage storage)
 
             Ruleset.BindTo(Ladder.Ruleset);
             Dependencies.CacheAs(new StableInfo(storage));
-
-            base.Content.Add(Content);
         }
 
         [SetUpSteps]