diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
index 68c6eff819..f47b3b88f1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
@@ -4468,7 +4468,7 @@ error_code sceNpSignalingGetCtxOpt(u32 ctx_id, s32 optname, vm::ptr<s32> optval)
 
 error_code sceNpSignalingActivateConnection(u32 ctx_id, vm::ptr<SceNpId> npId, vm::ptr<u32> conn_id)
 {
-	sceNp.warning("sceNpSignalingActivateConnection(ctx_id=%d, npId=*0x%x, conn_id=%d)", ctx_id, npId, conn_id);
+	sceNp.warning("sceNpSignalingActivateConnection(ctx_id=%d, npId=*0x%x, conn_id=*0x%x)", ctx_id, npId, conn_id);
 
 	const auto nph = g_fxo->get<named_thread<np_handler>>();
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/signaling_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/signaling_handler.cpp
index d06c088ed0..81b634309e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/signaling_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/signaling_handler.cpp
@@ -503,7 +503,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<signaling_info> signaling_handler::get_signaling_ptr(const signa
 void signaling_handler::start_sig(u32 conn_id, u32 addr, u16 port)
 {
 	std::lock_guard lock(data_mutex);
+	start_sig_nl(conn_id, addr, port);
+}
 
+void signaling_handler::start_sig_nl(u32 conn_id, u32 addr, u16 port)
+{
 	auto& sent_packet   = sig1_packet;
 	sent_packet.command = signal_connect;
 
@@ -593,7 +597,7 @@ u32 signaling_handler::init_sig_infos(const SceNpId* npid)
 		{
 			sign_log.trace("Activating already peer activated connection");
 			sig1_peers[conn_id]->ext_status = ext_sign_mutual;
-			start_sig(conn_id, sig1_peers[conn_id]->addr, sig1_peers[conn_id]->port);
+			start_sig_nl(conn_id, sig1_peers[conn_id]->addr, sig1_peers[conn_id]->port);
 			signal_sig_callback(conn_id, SCE_NP_SIGNALING_EVENT_ESTABLISHED);
 			signal_ext_sig_callback(conn_id, SCE_NP_SIGNALING_EVENT_EXT_MUTUAL_ACTIVATED);
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/signaling_handler.h b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/signaling_handler.h
index 0042e2fd38..c6de6adebd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/signaling_handler.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/signaling_handler.h
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ private:
 	void signal_ext_sig_callback(u32 conn_id, int event);
 	void signal_sig2_callback(u64 room_id, u16 member_id, SceNpMatching2Event event);
 
+private:
+	void start_sig_nl(u32 conn_id, u32 addr, u16 port);
+
 private:
 	bool validate_signaling_packet(const signaling_packet* sp);
 	void reschedule_packet(std::shared_ptr<signaling_info>& si, SignalingCommand cmd, std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> new_timepoint);