diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index e67cb1bd6e..50906ee1fd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -2718,8 +2718,15 @@ bool Emulator::Pause(bool freeze_emulation, bool show_resume_message)
 		cpu.state += cpu_flag::dbg_global_pause;
 	};
 
-	idm::select<named_thread<ppu_thread>>(on_select);
-	idm::select<named_thread<spu_thread>>(on_select);
+	if (g_fxo->is_init<id_manager::id_map<named_thread<ppu_thread>>>())
+	{
+		idm::select<named_thread<ppu_thread>>(on_select);
+	}
+
+	if (g_fxo->is_init<id_manager::id_map<named_thread<spu_thread>>>())
+	{
+		idm::select<named_thread<spu_thread>>(on_select);
+	}
 
 	if (auto rsx = g_fxo->try_get<rsx::thread>())
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
index bdddada077..56b1ccb0a4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
@@ -1049,8 +1049,15 @@ void debugger_frame::UpdateUnitList()
 
 	if (emu_state != system_state::stopped)
 	{
-		idm::select<named_thread<ppu_thread>>(on_select, idm::unlocked);
-		idm::select<named_thread<spu_thread>>(on_select, idm::unlocked);
+		if (g_fxo->is_init<id_manager::id_map<named_thread<ppu_thread>>>())
+		{
+			idm::select<named_thread<ppu_thread>>(on_select, idm::unlocked);
+		}
+
+		if (g_fxo->is_init<id_manager::id_map<named_thread<spu_thread>>>())
+		{
+			idm::select<named_thread<spu_thread>>(on_select, idm::unlocked);
+		}
 
 		if (const auto render = g_fxo->try_get<rsx::thread>(); render && render->ctrl)
 		{