diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/card_image.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/card_image.cpp
index 1d7c7fb10651b8b50cd72c4f0f0bdaa52a7b7b34..508f09e5679e922bc9a5be2a8e7761321f837543 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/card_image.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/card_image.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ XCI::XCI(VirtualFile file_) : file(std::move(file_)), partitions(0x4) {
             partitions[static_cast<size_t>(partition)] = std::make_shared<PartitionFilesystem>(raw);
     }
 
+    program_nca_status = Loader::ResultStatus::ErrorXCIMissingProgramNCA;
+
     auto result = AddNCAFromPartition(XCIPartition::Secure);
     if (result != Loader::ResultStatus::Success) {
         status = result;
@@ -76,6 +78,10 @@ Loader::ResultStatus XCI::GetStatus() const {
     return status;
 }
 
+Loader::ResultStatus XCI::GetProgramNCAStatus() const {
+    return program_nca_status;
+}
+
 VirtualDir XCI::GetPartition(XCIPartition partition) const {
     return partitions[static_cast<size_t>(partition)];
 }
@@ -143,6 +149,9 @@ Loader::ResultStatus XCI::AddNCAFromPartition(XCIPartition part) {
         if (file->GetExtension() != "nca")
             continue;
         auto nca = std::make_shared<NCA>(file);
+        if (nca->GetType() == NCAContentType::Program) {
+            program_nca_status = nca->GetStatus();
+        }
         if (nca->GetStatus() == Loader::ResultStatus::Success) {
             ncas.push_back(std::move(nca));
         } else {
diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/card_image.h b/src/core/file_sys/card_image.h
index a03d5264e93659735665843ece143a0e5d01e6cd..54ab828d13136799168db21912ac91c2baddf673 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/card_image.h
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/card_image.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
     explicit XCI(VirtualFile file);
 
     Loader::ResultStatus GetStatus() const;
+    Loader::ResultStatus GetProgramNCAStatus() const;
 
     u8 GetFormatVersion() const;
 
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ private:
     GamecardHeader header{};
 
     Loader::ResultStatus status;
+    Loader::ResultStatus program_nca_status;
 
     std::vector<VirtualDir> partitions;
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<NCA>> ncas;
diff --git a/src/core/loader/xci.cpp b/src/core/loader/xci.cpp
index 4c4979545425cd6f9b8f920d9a0660bc6e5c6566..9dc4d1f358490e49f01ed397cb526daa152009eb 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/xci.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/xci.cpp
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ ResultStatus AppLoader_XCI::Load(Kernel::SharedPtr<Kernel::Process>& process) {
     if (xci->GetStatus() != ResultStatus::Success)
         return xci->GetStatus();
 
-    if (xci->GetNCAFileByType(FileSys::NCAContentType::Program) == nullptr) {
-        if (!Core::Crypto::KeyManager::KeyFileExists(false))
-            return ResultStatus::ErrorMissingProductionKeyFile;
-        return ResultStatus::ErrorXCIMissingProgramNCA;
-    }
+    if (xci->GetProgramNCAStatus() != ResultStatus::Success)
+        return xci->GetProgramNCAStatus();
+
+    const auto nca = xci->GetNCAFileByType(FileSys::NCAContentType::Program);
+    if (nca == nullptr && !Core::Crypto::KeyManager::KeyFileExists(false))
+        return ResultStatus::ErrorMissingProductionKeyFile;
 
     auto result = nca_loader->Load(process);
     if (result != ResultStatus::Success)