diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellGame.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellGame.cpp
index 5f13657c0d..08a535e449 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellGame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellGame.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct content_permission_t final
 
 s32 cellHddGameCheck(PPUThread& ppu, u32 version, vm::cptr<char> dirName, u32 errDialog, vm::ptr<CellHddGameStatCallback> funcStat, u32 container)
 {
-	cellGame.warning("cellHddGameCheck(version=%d, dirName=*0x%x, errDialog=%d, funcStat=*0x%x, container=%d)", version, dirName, errDialog, funcStat, container);
+	cellGame.error("cellHddGameCheck(version=%d, dirName=*0x%x, errDialog=%d, funcStat=*0x%x, container=%d)", version, dirName, errDialog, funcStat, container);
 
 	std::string dir = dirName.get_ptr();
 
@@ -228,8 +228,7 @@ s32 cellGamePatchCheck(vm::ptr<CellGameContentSize> size, vm::ptr<void> reserved
 
 	const auto& psf = psf::load(vfsFile("/app_home/../PARAM.SFO").VRead<char>());
 
-	const std::string& category = psf.at("CATEGORY").as_string();
-	if (category != "GD")
+	if (psf.empty() || psf.at("CATEGORY").as_string() != "GD")
 	{
 		cellGame.error("cellGamePatchCheck(): CELL_GAME_ERROR_NOTPATCH");
 		return CELL_GAME_ERROR_NOTPATCH;
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ s32 cellGameContentPermit(vm::ptr<char[CELL_GAME_PATH_MAX]> contentInfoPath, vm:
 
 s32 cellGameDataCheckCreate2(PPUThread& ppu, u32 version, vm::cptr<char> dirName, u32 errDialog, vm::ptr<CellGameDataStatCallback> funcStat, u32 container)
 {
-	cellGame.warning("cellGameDataCheckCreate2(version=0x%x, dirName=*0x%x, errDialog=0x%x, funcStat=*0x%x, container=%d)", version, dirName, errDialog, funcStat, container);
+	cellGame.error("cellGameDataCheckCreate2(version=0x%x, dirName=*0x%x, errDialog=0x%x, funcStat=*0x%x, container=%d)", version, dirName, errDialog, funcStat, container);
 
 	if (version != CELL_GAMEDATA_VERSION_CURRENT || errDialog > 1)
 	{