diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNpTrophy.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNpTrophy.cpp
index f170e8e0e0..87bcf54b93 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNpTrophy.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNpTrophy.cpp
@@ -578,11 +578,11 @@ error_code sceNpTrophyRegisterContext(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 context, u32 handle,
 		return SCE_NP_TROPHY_ERROR_ILLEGAL_UPDATE;
 	}
 
-	TROPUSRLoader* tropusr = new TROPUSRLoader();
+	const auto& tropusr = ctxt->tropusr = std::make_unique<TROPUSRLoader>();
 	const std::string trophyUsrPath = trophyPath + "/TROPUSR.DAT";
 	const std::string trophyConfPath = trophyPath + "/TROPCONF.SFM";
-	tropusr->Load(trophyUsrPath, trophyConfPath);
-	ctxt->tropusr.reset(tropusr);
+
+	ensure(tropusr->Load(trophyUsrPath, trophyConfPath).success);
 
 	// This emulates vsh sending the events and ensures that not 2 events are processed at once
 	const std::pair<u32, s32> statuses[] =
diff --git a/rpcs3/Loader/TROPUSR.cpp b/rpcs3/Loader/TROPUSR.cpp
index 046ada451a..7da4b03f33 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Loader/TROPUSR.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Loader/TROPUSR.cpp
@@ -5,25 +5,52 @@
 
 LOG_CHANNEL(trp_log, "Trophy");
 
-bool TROPUSRLoader::Load(const std::string& filepath, const std::string& configpath)
+enum : u32
+{
+	TROPUSR_MAGIC = 0x818F54AD
+};
+
+TROPUSRLoader::load_result TROPUSRLoader::Load(const std::string& filepath, const std::string& configpath)
 {
 	const std::string& path = vfs::get(filepath);
 
-	if (!m_file.open(path, fs::read))
+	load_result res{};
+
+	// Generate TROPUSR.DAT
+	auto generate = [&]
 	{
-		if (!Generate(filepath, configpath))
+		// Reset filesystem error
+		fs::g_tls_error = fs::error::ok;
+
+		// Generate TROPUSR.DAT if not existing
+		res.success = Generate(filepath, configpath);
+
+		if (!res.success)
 		{
-			return false;
+			trp_log.error("TROPUSRLoader::Load(): Failed to generate TROPUSR.DAT (path='%s', cfg='%s', %s)", path, configpath, fs::g_tls_error);
 		}
+
+		m_file.close();
+		return res;
+	};
+
+	if (!m_file.open(path))
+	{
+		return generate();
 	}
 
 	if (!LoadHeader() || !LoadTableHeaders() || !LoadTables())
 	{
-		return false;
+		// Ignore existing TROPUSR.DAT because it is invalid
+		m_file.close();
+		res.discarded_existing = true;
+		trp_log.error("TROPUSRLoader::Load(): Failed to load existing TROPUSR.DAT, trying to generate new file with empty trophies history! (path='%s')", path);
+		return generate();
 	}
 
-	m_file.release();
-	return true;
+	m_file.close();
+	res.success = true;
+	return res;
 }
 
 bool TROPUSRLoader::LoadHeader()
@@ -35,7 +62,7 @@ bool TROPUSRLoader::LoadHeader()
 
 	m_file.seek(0);
 
-	if (!m_file.read(m_header))
+	if (!m_file.read(m_header) || m_header.magic != TROPUSR_MAGIC)
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -180,14 +207,13 @@ bool TROPUSRLoader::Generate(const std::string& filepath, const std::string& con
 	m_tableHeaders.push_back(table4header);
 	m_tableHeaders.push_back(table6header);
 
-	m_header.magic = 0x818F54AD;
+	std::memset(&m_header, 0, sizeof(m_header));
+	m_header.magic = TROPUSR_MAGIC;
 	m_header.unk1 = 0x00010000;
 	m_header.tables_count = ::size32(m_tableHeaders);
 	m_header.unk2 = 0;
 
-	Save(filepath);
-
-	return true;
+	return Save(filepath);
 }
 
 u32 TROPUSRLoader::GetTrophiesCount()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Loader/TROPUSR.h b/rpcs3/Loader/TROPUSR.h
index 950ee5fa1f..bc6f6af88e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Loader/TROPUSR.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Loader/TROPUSR.h
@@ -80,7 +80,13 @@ class TROPUSRLoader
 public:
 	virtual ~TROPUSRLoader() = default;
 
-	virtual bool Load(const std::string& filepath, const std::string& configpath);
+	struct load_result
+	{
+		bool discarded_existing;
+		bool success;
+	};
+
+	virtual load_result Load(const std::string& filepath, const std::string& configpath);
 	virtual bool Save(const std::string& filepath);
 
 	virtual u32 GetTrophiesCount();
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp
index 83272d22bc..3ce63ebc55 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ bool trophy_manager_dialog::LoadTrophyFolderToDB(const std::string& trop_name)
 	game_trophy_data->trop_usr.reset(new TROPUSRLoader());
 	const std::string trophyUsrPath = trophyPath + "/TROPUSR.DAT";
 	const std::string trophyConfPath = trophyPath + "/TROPCONF.SFM";
-	const bool success = game_trophy_data->trop_usr->Load(trophyUsrPath, trophyConfPath);
+	const bool success = game_trophy_data->trop_usr->Load(trophyUsrPath, trophyConfPath).success;
 
 	fs::file config(vfs::get(trophyConfPath));