diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 6db05a21ea..7c0fa19c93 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -1174,6 +1174,8 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool is_disc_patch,
 
 			launching_from_disc_archive = is_file_iso(disc_info);
 
+			sys_log.notice("Savestate: is iso archive = %d ('%s')", launching_from_disc_archive, disc_info);
+
 			if (!klic[0])
 			{
 				klic.clear();
@@ -1299,6 +1301,8 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool is_disc_patch,
 
 			if (launching_from_disc_archive)
 			{
+				sys_log.notice("Savestate: Loading iso archive");
+
 				load_iso(disc_info);
 				m_path = iso_device::virtual_device_name + "/" + argv[0];
 
@@ -1441,6 +1445,8 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool is_disc_patch,
 		const std::string resolved_path = GetCallbacks().resolve_path(m_path);
 		if (!launching_from_disc_archive && is_file_iso(m_path))
 		{
+			sys_log.notice("Loading iso archive '%s'", m_path);
+
 			load_iso(m_path);
 
 			launching_from_disc_archive = true;
@@ -1457,6 +1463,8 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool is_disc_patch,
 			m_path = path;
 		}
 
+		sys_log.notice("Load: is iso archive = %d (m_path='%s')", launching_from_disc_archive, m_path);
+
 		if (launching_from_disc_archive)
 		{
 			m_dir = "/dev_bdvd/PS3_GAME/";
@@ -1855,6 +1863,8 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool is_disc_patch,
 			{
 				if (is_file_iso(game_path))
 				{
+					sys_log.notice("Loading iso archive for patch ('%s')", game_path);
+
 					load_iso(game_path);
 					launching_from_disc_archive = true;
 					game_path = iso_device::virtual_device_name + "/PS3_GAME/./";
@@ -2368,7 +2378,7 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool is_disc_patch,
 				else if (!bdvd_dir.empty() && fs::is_dir(bdvd_dir))
 				{
 					// Disc games are on /dev_bdvd/
-					const std::string& disc_path = !launching_from_disc_archive ? resolved_path : m_path;
+					const std::string& disc_path = launching_from_disc_archive ? m_path : resolved_path;
 					const usz pos = disc_path.rfind(m_game_dir);
 					argv[0] = "/dev_bdvd/PS3_GAME/" + unescape(disc_path.substr(pos + m_game_dir.size() + 1));
 					m_dir = "/dev_bdvd/PS3_GAME/";
diff --git a/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp b/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp
index 0f9772cd8f..064bc48e61 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <stack>
 
+LOG_CHANNEL(sys_log, "SYS");
+
 bool is_file_iso(const std::string& path)
 {
 	if (path.empty()) return false;
@@ -609,6 +611,8 @@ void iso_dir::rewind()
 
 void load_iso(const std::string& path)
 {
+	sys_log.notice("Loading iso '%s'", path);
+
 	fs::set_virtual_device("iso_overlay_fs_dev", stx::make_shared<iso_device>(path));
 
 	vfs::mount("/dev_bdvd/"sv, iso_device::virtual_device_name + "/");
@@ -616,5 +620,7 @@ void load_iso(const std::string& path)
 
 void unload_iso()
 {
+	sys_log.notice("Unoading iso");
+
 	fs::set_virtual_device("iso_overlay_fs_dev", stx::shared_ptr<iso_device>());
 }