diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNpTrophy.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNpTrophy.cpp
index 97e30536ef..929c5234ee 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNpTrophy.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNpTrophy.cpp
@@ -322,19 +322,6 @@ error_code sceNpTrophyAbortHandle(u32 handle)
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
-void deleteTerminateChar(char* myStr, char _char) {
-
-	char *del = &myStr[strlen(myStr)];
-
-	while (del > myStr && *del != _char)
-		del--;
-
-	if (*del == _char)
-		*del = '\0';
-
-	return;
-}
-
 error_code sceNpTrophyCreateContext(vm::ptr<u32> context, vm::cptr<SceNpCommunicationId> commId, vm::cptr<SceNpCommunicationSignature> commSign, u64 options)
 {
 	sceNpTrophy.warning("sceNpTrophyCreateContext(context=*0x%x, commId=*0x%x, commSign=*0x%x, options=0x%llx)", context, commId, commSign, options);
@@ -369,33 +356,37 @@ error_code sceNpTrophyCreateContext(vm::ptr<u32> context, vm::cptr<SceNpCommunic
 		return SCE_NP_TROPHY_ERROR_INVALID_NP_COMM_ID;
 	}
 
-	// generate trophy context name
-	std::string name;
-	sceNpTrophy.warning("sceNpTrophyCreateContext term=%s data=%s num=%d", commId->term, commId->data, commId->num);
-	if (commId->term)
+	sceNpTrophy.warning("sceNpTrophyCreateContext data=%s term=%s num=%d", commId->data, commId->term, commId->num);
+
+	// NOTE: commId->term is unused in our code (at least until someone finds out if we need to account for it)
+
+	// generate trophy context name, limited to 9 characters
+	std::string_view name_sv(commId->data, 9);
+
+	// resize the name if it was shorter than expected
+	if (const auto pos = name_sv.find_first_of('\0'); pos != std::string_view::npos)
 	{
-		char trimchar[10];
-		strcpy_trunc(trimchar, commId->data);
-		deleteTerminateChar(trimchar, commId->term);
-		name = fmt::format("%s_%02d", trimchar, commId->num);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		name = fmt::format("%s_%02d", commId->data, commId->num);
+		name_sv = name_sv.substr(0, pos);
 	}
 
+	// append the commId number as "_xx"
+	const std::string name = fmt::format("%s_%02d", name_sv, commId->num);
+
 	// open trophy pack file
-	fs::file stream(vfs::get(Emu.GetDir() + "TROPDIR/" + name + "/TROPHY.TRP"));
+	std::string trophy_path = vfs::get(Emu.GetDir() + "TROPDIR/" + name + "/TROPHY.TRP");
+	fs::file stream(trophy_path);
 
 	if (!stream && Emu.GetCat() == "GD")
 	{
-		stream.open(vfs::get("/dev_bdvd/PS3_GAME/TROPDIR/" + name + "/TROPHY.TRP"));
+		sceNpTrophy.warning("sceNpTrophyCreateContext failed to open trophy file from boot path: '%s'", trophy_path);
+		trophy_path = vfs::get("/dev_bdvd/PS3_GAME/TROPDIR/" + name + "/TROPHY.TRP");
+		stream.open(trophy_path);
 	}
 
 	// check if exists and opened
 	if (!stream)
 	{
-		return SCE_NP_TROPHY_ERROR_CONF_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
+		return {SCE_NP_TROPHY_ERROR_CONF_DOES_NOT_EXIST, trophy_path};
 	}
 
 	// create trophy context