diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.cpp
index 2ccf0cdcc4..888173ed9a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.cpp
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ bool CBoot::BootUp(Core::System& system, const Core::CPUThreadGuard& guard,
       NOTICE_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "Booting from disc: {}", disc.path);
       const DiscIO::VolumeDisc* volume =
           SetDisc(system.GetDVDInterface(), std::move(disc.volume), disc.auto_disc_change_paths);
+      AchievementManager::GetInstance().LoadGame(volume);
 
       if (!volume)
         return false;
@@ -642,17 +643,17 @@ bool CBoot::BootUp(Core::System& system, const Core::CPUThreadGuard& guard,
       if (!Load_BS2(system, ipl.path))
         return false;
 
+      const DiscIO::VolumeDisc* volume = nullptr;
       if (ipl.disc)
       {
         NOTICE_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "Inserting disc: {}", ipl.disc->path);
-        SetDisc(system.GetDVDInterface(), DiscIO::CreateDiscForCore(ipl.disc->path),
-                ipl.disc->auto_disc_change_paths);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        AchievementManager::GetInstance().LoadGame(nullptr);
+
+        volume = SetDisc(system.GetDVDInterface(), DiscIO::CreateDiscForCore(ipl.disc->path),
+                         ipl.disc->auto_disc_change_paths);
       }
 
+      AchievementManager::GetInstance().LoadGame(volume);
+
       SConfig::OnTitleDirectlyBooted(guard);
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/DVDInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/DVDInterface.cpp
index 33b0efc548..8420366ffb 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/DVDInterface.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/DVDInterface.cpp
@@ -420,8 +420,6 @@ void DVDInterface::SetDisc(std::unique_ptr<DiscIO::VolumeDisc> disc,
     m_auto_disc_change_index = 0;
   }
 
-  AchievementManager::GetInstance().LoadGame(disc.get());
-
   // Assume that inserting a disc requires having an empty disc before
   if (had_disc != has_disc)
     ExpansionInterface::g_rtc_flags[ExpansionInterface::RTCFlag::DiscChanged] = true;
@@ -444,6 +442,7 @@ void DVDInterface::AutoChangeDiscCallback(Core::System& system, u64 userdata, s6
 
 void DVDInterface::EjectDiscCallback(Core::System& system, u64 userdata, s64 cyclesLate)
 {
+  AchievementManager::GetInstance().LoadGame(nullptr);
   system.GetDVDInterface().SetDisc(nullptr, {});
 }
 
@@ -454,9 +453,14 @@ void DVDInterface::InsertDiscCallback(Core::System& system, u64 userdata, s64 cy
       DiscIO::CreateDiscForCore(di.m_disc_path_to_insert);
 
   if (new_disc)
+  {
+    AchievementManager::GetInstance().LoadGame(new_disc.get());
     di.SetDisc(std::move(new_disc), {});
+  }
   else
+  {
     PanicAlertFmtT("The disc that was about to be inserted couldn't be found.");
+  }
 
   di.m_disc_path_to_insert.clear();
 }