diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Mods/KaraokeModFlashlight.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Mods/KaraokeModFlashlight.cs
index 7e44213c7..1768e032f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Mods/KaraokeModFlashlight.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/Mods/KaraokeModFlashlight.cs
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ public override void ApplyToDrawableRuleset(DrawableRuleset<KaraokeHitObject> dr
         {
             base.ApplyToDrawableRuleset(drawableRuleset);
 
-            var notePlayfield = (drawableRuleset as DrawableKaraokeRuleset)?.Playfield?.NotePlayfield;
+            var drawableKaraokeRuleset = drawableRuleset as DrawableKaraokeRuleset;
+
+            var notePlayfield = drawableKaraokeRuleset?.Playfield?.NotePlayfield;
             if (notePlayfield == null)
                 return;
 
-            var flashlight = drawableRuleset.KeyBindingInputManager.Children.OfType<KaraokeFlashlight>().FirstOrDefault();
+            var flashlight = drawableKaraokeRuleset?.KeyBindingInputManager.Children.OfType<KaraokeFlashlight>().FirstOrDefault();
             if (flashlight == null)
                 return;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/UI/DrawableKaraokeRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/UI/DrawableKaraokeRuleset.cs
index 57200d321..03784ddb7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/UI/DrawableKaraokeRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Karaoke/UI/DrawableKaraokeRuleset.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public partial class DrawableKaraokeRuleset : DrawableScrollingRuleset<KaraokeHi
 
         public new KaraokeRulesetConfigManager Config => (KaraokeRulesetConfigManager)base.Config;
 
+        public new KaraokeInputManager KeyBindingInputManager => (KaraokeInputManager)base.KeyBindingInputManager;
+
         private readonly Bindable<KaraokeScrollingDirection> configDirection = new();
 
         [Cached(typeof(INotePositionInfo))]