diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp
index 63f729c453..ffd6fe4ffc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ error_code sys_ppu_thread_restart(u32 thread_id)
 
 error_code _sys_ppu_thread_create(vm::ptr<u64> thread_id, vm::ptr<ppu_thread_param_t> param, u64 arg, u64 unk, s32 prio, u32 _stacksz, u64 flags, vm::cptr<char> threadname)
 {
-	sys_ppu_thread.warning("_sys_ppu_thread_create(thread_id=*0x%x, param=*0x%x, arg=0x%llx, unk=0x%llx, prio=%d, stacksize=0x%x, flags=0x%llx, threadname=%s)",
+	sys_ppu_thread.warning("_sys_ppu_thread_create(thread_id=*0x%x, param=*0x%x, arg=0x%llx, unk=0x%llx, prio=%d, stacksize=0x%x, flags=0x%llx, threadname=*0x%x)",
 		thread_id, param, arg, unk, prio, _stacksz, flags, threadname);
 
 	// thread_id is checked for null in stub -> CELL_ENOMEM
@@ -320,11 +320,12 @@ error_code _sys_ppu_thread_create(vm::ptr<u64> thread_id, vm::ptr<ppu_thread_par
 		return CELL_ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	std::string ppu_name;
+
 	const u32 tid = idm::import<named_thread<ppu_thread>>([&]()
 	{
 		const u32 tid = idm::last_id();
 
-		std::string ppu_name;
 		std::string full_name = fmt::format("PPU[0x%x] Thread", tid);
 
 		if (threadname)
@@ -332,7 +333,11 @@ error_code _sys_ppu_thread_create(vm::ptr<u64> thread_id, vm::ptr<ppu_thread_par
 			constexpr u32 max_size = 27; // max size including null terminator
 			const auto pname = threadname.get_ptr();
 			ppu_name.assign(pname, std::find(pname, pname + max_size, '\0'));
-			fmt::append(full_name, " (%s)", ppu_name);
+
+			if (!ppu_name.empty())
+			{
+				fmt::append(full_name, " (%s)", ppu_name);
+			}
 		}
 
 		ppu_thread_params p;
@@ -353,6 +358,7 @@ error_code _sys_ppu_thread_create(vm::ptr<u64> thread_id, vm::ptr<ppu_thread_par
 	}
 
 	*thread_id = tid;
+	sys_ppu_thread.warning(u8"_sys_ppu_thread_create(): Thread “%s” created (id=0x%x)", ppu_name, tid);
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -410,7 +416,7 @@ error_code sys_ppu_thread_start(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 thread_id)
 
 error_code sys_ppu_thread_rename(u32 thread_id, vm::cptr<char> name)
 {
-	sys_ppu_thread.warning("sys_ppu_thread_rename(thread_id=0x%x, name=%s)", thread_id, name);
+	sys_ppu_thread.warning("sys_ppu_thread_rename(thread_id=0x%x, name=*0x%x)", thread_id, name);
 
 	const auto thread = idm::get<named_thread<ppu_thread>>(thread_id);
 
@@ -428,7 +434,8 @@ error_code sys_ppu_thread_rename(u32 thread_id, vm::cptr<char> name)
 	const auto pname = name.get_ptr();
 
 	// thread_ctrl name is not changed (TODO)
-	thread->ppu_name.assign(pname, std::find(pname, pname + max_size, '\0'));
+	const std::string res = thread->ppu_name.assign(pname, std::find(pname, pname + max_size, '\0'));
+	sys_ppu_thread.warning(u8"sys_ppu_thread_rename(): Thread renamed to “%s”", res);
 	return CELL_OK;
 }