diff --git a/stratosphere/ncm/source/impl/ncm_content_manager.cpp b/stratosphere/ncm/source/impl/ncm_content_manager.cpp
index 6d3d6af74..7138787ee 100644
--- a/stratosphere/ncm/source/impl/ncm_content_manager.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/ncm/source/impl/ncm_content_manager.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,9 @@ namespace sts::ncm::impl {
             Unmount(entry->mount_point);
         };
 
-        R_TRY(EnsureDirectoryRecursively(entry->mount_point));
+        D_LOG("storage id: 0x%x\n", storage_id);
+        D_LOG("creating %s\n", entry->meta_path);
+        R_TRY(EnsureDirectoryRecursively(entry->meta_path));
         R_TRY(fsdevCommitDevice(entry->mount_point));
 
         return ResultSuccess;
@@ -517,6 +519,8 @@ namespace sts::ncm::impl {
     Result VerifyContentMetaDatabase(StorageId storage_id) {
         std::scoped_lock<HosMutex> lk(g_mutex);
 
+        D_LOG("storage id: 0x%x\n", storage_id);
+
         if (storage_id == StorageId::GameCard) {
             return ResultSuccess;
         }
@@ -538,16 +542,19 @@ namespace sts::ncm::impl {
             mounted_save_data = true;
         }
 
+        ON_SCOPE_EXIT {
+            if (mounted_save_data) {
+                Unmount(entry->mount_point);
+            }
+        };
+
         bool has_meta_path = false;
         R_TRY(HasDirectory(&has_meta_path, entry->meta_path));
         if (!has_meta_path) {
+            D_LOG("Meta path %s not found\n", entry->meta_path);
             return ResultNcmInvalidContentMetaDatabase;
         }
 
-        if (mounted_save_data) {
-            Unmount(entry->mount_point);
-        }
-
         return ResultSuccess;
     }
 
@@ -657,8 +664,12 @@ namespace sts::ncm::impl {
         if (storage_id != StorageId::GameCard) {
             R_TRY(MountSystemSaveData(entry->mount_point, entry->save_meta.space_id, entry->save_meta.id));
             auto mount_guard = SCOPE_GUARD { Unmount(entry->mount_point); };
+            D_LOG("storage_id 0x%x\n", storage_id);
+            D_LOG("init\n");
             R_TRY(entry->kvs->Initialize(entry->meta_path, entry->max_content_metas));
+            D_LOG("load\n");
             R_TRY(entry->kvs->Load());
+            D_LOG("loaded\n");
 
             auto content_meta_database = std::make_shared<ContentMetaDatabaseInterface>(&*entry->kvs, entry->mount_point);
             entry->content_meta_database = std::move(content_meta_database);
diff --git a/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_fs.cpp b/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_fs.cpp
index 7c8f2b7a1..58b6f757b 100644
--- a/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_fs.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_fs.cpp
@@ -170,10 +170,18 @@ namespace sts::ncm {
     }
 
     Result EnsureDirectoryRecursively(const char* dir_path) {
-        return EnsureRecursively(dir_path, true);
+        R_TRY(EnsureRecursively(dir_path));
+        if (mkdir(dir_path, S_IRWXU) == -1) {
+            R_TRY_CATCH(fsdevGetLastResult()) {
+                R_CATCH(ResultFsPathAlreadyExists) {
+                    /* If the path already exists, that's okay. Anything else is an error. */
+                }
+            } R_END_TRY_CATCH;
+        }
+        return ResultSuccess;
     }
 
-    Result EnsureRecursively(const char* path, bool is_dir) {
+    Result EnsureRecursively(const char* path) {
         if (!path) {
             return ResultFsNullptrArgument;
         }
@@ -201,6 +209,14 @@ namespace sts::ncm {
                         working_path_buf[i + 1] = '/';
                     }
                 }
+
+                if (mkdir(working_path_buf + 1, S_IRWXU) == -1) {
+                    R_TRY_CATCH(fsdevGetLastResult()) {
+                        R_CATCH(ResultFsPathAlreadyExists) {
+                            /* If the path already exists, that's okay. Anything else is an error. */
+                        }
+                    } R_END_TRY_CATCH;
+                }
             }
         } else {
             return ResultNcmAllocationFailed;
@@ -210,7 +226,7 @@ namespace sts::ncm {
     }
 
     Result EnsureParentDirectoryRecursively(const char* path) {
-        return EnsureRecursively(path, false);
+        return EnsureRecursively(path);
     }
 
     Result GetGameCardHandle(FsGameCardHandle* out_handle) {
diff --git a/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_fs.hpp b/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_fs.hpp
index 4e857406d..347c323fb 100644
--- a/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_fs.hpp
+++ b/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_fs.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace sts::ncm {
     Result EnsureContentAndPlaceHolderRoot(const char* root_path);
 
     Result EnsureDirectoryRecursively(const char* dir_path);
-    Result EnsureRecursively(const char* path, bool is_dir);
+    Result EnsureRecursively(const char* path);
     /* Create all parent directories for a file path */
     Result EnsureParentDirectoryRecursively(const char* path);