diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp
index 034bac2027..80c30e49d2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp
@@ -271,12 +271,7 @@ void D3D12GSRender::end()
 	m_timers.m_vertex_index_duration += std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(vertex_index_duration_end - vertex_index_duration_start).count();
 
 	std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> program_load_start = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
-	if (!load_program())
-	{
-		LOG_ERROR(RSX, "LoadProgram failed.");
-		Emu.Pause();
-		return;
-	}
+	load_program();
 	std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> program_load_end = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
 	m_timers.m_program_load_duration += std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(program_load_end - program_load_start).count();
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12PipelineState.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12PipelineState.h
index 66547599f8..d4c4a8bb0c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12PipelineState.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12PipelineState.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ struct D3D12Traits
 
 		graphicPipelineStateDesc.IBStripCutValue = pipelineProperties.CutValue;
 
-		extraData.first->CreateGraphicsPipelineState(&graphicPipelineStateDesc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&std::get<0>(*result)));
+		CHECK_HRESULT(extraData.first->CreateGraphicsPipelineState(&graphicPipelineStateDesc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&std::get<0>(*result))));
 		std::get<1>(*result) = vertexProgramData.vertex_shader_inputs;
 
 		std::wstring name = L"PSO_" + std::to_wstring(vertexProgramData.id) + L"_" + std::to_wstring(fragmentProgramData.id);