diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp
index a0de1ce9c6..21a9c94c82 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,15 @@ bool CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_es::Close(u32 _CommandAddress, bool _bForce)
 
 u32 CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_es::OpenTitleContent(u32 CFD, u64 TitleID, u16 Index)
 {
-	const DiscIO::SNANDContent* pContent = AccessContentDevice(TitleID).GetContentByIndex(Index);
+	const DiscIO::INANDContentLoader& Loader = AccessContentDevice(TitleID);
+
+	if (!Loader.IsValid())
+	{
+		WARN_LOG(WII_IPC_ES, "ES: loader not valid for %llx", TitleID);
+		return 0xffffffff;
+	}
+
+	const DiscIO::SNANDContent* pContent = Loader.GetContentByIndex(Index);
 
 	if (pContent == NULL)
 	{
@@ -375,7 +383,8 @@ bool CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_es::IOCtlV(u32 _CommandAddress)
 
 			if (Size > 0)
 			{
-				if (pDest) {
+				if (pDest)
+				{
 					if (rContent.m_pContent->m_pData)
 					{
 						u8* pSrc = &rContent.m_pContent->m_pData[rContent.m_Position];
@@ -384,8 +393,15 @@ bool CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_es::IOCtlV(u32 _CommandAddress)
 					else
 					{
 						File::IOFile* pFile = &rContent.m_File;
-						pFile->Seek(rContent.m_Position, SEEK_SET);
-						pFile->ReadBytes(pDest, Size);
+						if (!pFile->Seek(rContent.m_Position, SEEK_SET))
+						{
+							ERROR_LOG(WII_IPC_ES, "ES: couldn't seek!");
+						}
+						WARN_LOG(WII_IPC_ES, "2 %p", pFile->GetHandle());
+						if (!pFile->ReadBytes(pDest, Size))
+						{
+							ERROR_LOG(WII_IPC_ES, "ES: short read; returning uninitialized data!");
+						}
 					}
 					rContent.m_Position += Size;
 				} else {
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/Src/NANDContentLoader.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/Src/NANDContentLoader.cpp
index b0dcd302f7..974f8a9945 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/Src/NANDContentLoader.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/Src/NANDContentLoader.cpp
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ bool CNANDContentLoader::Initialize(const std::string& _rName)
 		File::IOFile pTMDFile(TMDFileName, "rb");
 		if (!pTMDFile)
 		{
-			DEBUG_LOG(DISCIO, "CreateFromDirectory: error opening %s", 
-					  TMDFileName.c_str());
+			WARN_LOG(DISCIO, "CreateFromDirectory: error opening %s",
+					 TMDFileName.c_str());
 			return false;
 		}
 		u32 pTMDSize = (u32)File::GetSize(TMDFileName);
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ bool CNANDContentLoader::Initialize(const std::string& _rName)
 		pTMDFile.ReadBytes(pTMD, (size_t)pTMDSize);
 		pTMDFile.Close();
 	}
-	if (!pTMD)
-		return false;
+
 	memcpy(m_TMDView, pTMD + 0x180, TMD_VIEW_SIZE);
 	memcpy(m_TMDHeader, pTMD, TMD_HEADER_SIZE);
 
@@ -276,7 +275,10 @@ bool CNANDContentLoader::Initialize(const std::string& _rName)
 		}
 
 		// Be graceful about incorrect tmds.
-		rContent.m_Size = (u32) File::GetSize(rContent.m_Filename);
+		if (File::Exists(rContent.m_Filename))
+		{
+			rContent.m_Size = (u32) File::GetSize(rContent.m_Filename);
+		}
 	}
 
 	delete [] pTMD;