diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp
index c28651bae7..e055f72564 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ u16 TMDReader::GetNumContents() const
 
 bool TMDReader::GetContent(u16 index, Content* content) const
 {
-  if (index >= GetNumContents())
+  if (!IsValid() || index >= GetNumContents())
   {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
index 9ffeb63757..29bd38c665 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
@@ -646,44 +646,65 @@ bool VolumeVerifier::CheckPartition(const Partition& partition)
   if (type == PARTITION_UPDATE)
   {
     const IOS::ES::TMDReader& tmd = m_volume.GetTMD(m_volume.GetGamePartition());
-
-    // IOS9 is the only IOS which can be assumed to exist in a working state on any Wii
-    // regardless of what updates have been installed. At least Mario Party 8
-    // (RM8E01, revision 2) uses IOS9 without having it in its update partition.
-    const u64 ios_ver = tmd.GetIOSId() & 0xFF;
-    bool has_correct_ios = tmd.IsValid() && ios_ver == 9;
-
-    if (!has_correct_ios && tmd.IsValid())
+    if (tmd.IsValid())
     {
-      std::unique_ptr<FileInfo> file_info = filesystem->FindFileInfo("_sys");
-      if (file_info)
+      const u64 ios_ver = tmd.GetIOSId() & 0xFF;
+      bool has_correct_ios = false;
+
+      if (ios_ver == 9)
       {
-        const std::string ios_ver_str = std::to_string(ios_ver);
-        const std::string correct_ios =
-            IsDebugSigned() ? ("firmware.64." + ios_ver_str + ".") : ("ios" + ios_ver_str + "-");
-        for (const FileInfo& f : *file_info)
+        // IOS9 is the only IOS which can be assumed to exist in a working state on any Wii
+        // regardless of what updates have been installed. At least Mario Party 8
+        // (RM8E01, revision 2) uses IOS9 without having it in its update partition.
+        has_correct_ios = true;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        std::unique_ptr<FileInfo> file_info = filesystem->FindFileInfo("_sys");
+        if (file_info)
         {
-          std::string file_name = f.GetName();
-          Common::ToLower(&file_name);
-          if (file_name.starts_with(correct_ios))
+          const std::string ios_ver_str = std::to_string(ios_ver);
+          const std::string correct_ios =
+              IsDebugSigned() ? ("firmware.64." + ios_ver_str + ".") : ("ios" + ios_ver_str + "-");
+          for (const FileInfo& f : *file_info)
           {
-            has_correct_ios = true;
-            break;
+            std::string file_name = f.GetName();
+            Common::ToLower(&file_name);
+            if (file_name.starts_with(correct_ios))
+            {
+              has_correct_ios = true;
+              break;
+            }
           }
         }
       }
-    }
 
-    if (!has_correct_ios)
-    {
-      // This is reached for hacked dumps where the update partition has been replaced with
-      // a very old update partition so that no updates will be installed.
-      AddProblem(
-          Severity::Low,
-          Common::GetStringT("The update partition does not contain the IOS used by this title."));
+      if (!has_correct_ios)
+      {
+        // This is reached for hacked dumps where the update partition has been replaced with
+        // a very old update partition so that no updates will be installed.
+        AddProblem(Severity::Low,
+                   Common::GetStringT(
+                       "The update partition does not contain the IOS used by this title."));
+      }
     }
   }
 
+  const IOS::ES::TicketReader& ticket = m_volume.GetTicket(partition);
+  if (!ticket.IsValid())
+  {
+    AddProblem(severity,
+               // i18n: "Ticket" here is a kind of digital authorization to use a certain title
+               // (e.g. a game)
+               Common::FmtFormatT("The {0} partition does not have a valid ticket.", name));
+  }
+
+  const IOS::ES::TMDReader& tmd = m_volume.GetTMD(partition);
+  if (!tmd.IsValid())
+  {
+    AddProblem(severity, Common::FmtFormatT("The {0} partition does not have a valid TMD.", name));
+  }
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -981,18 +1002,28 @@ void VolumeVerifier::CheckMisc()
     auto& es = ios.GetESCore();
     const std::vector<u8>& cert_chain = m_volume.GetCertificateChain(PARTITION_NONE);
 
-    if (IOS::HLE::IPC_SUCCESS !=
-        es.VerifyContainer(IOS::HLE::ESCore::VerifyContainerType::Ticket,
-                           IOS::HLE::ESCore::VerifyMode::DoNotUpdateCertStore, m_ticket,
-                           cert_chain))
+    if (!m_ticket.IsValid())
+    {
+      // i18n: "Ticket" here is a kind of digital authorization to use a certain title (e.g. a game)
+      AddProblem(Severity::High, Common::GetStringT("The ticket is invalid."));
+    }
+    else if (IOS::HLE::IPC_SUCCESS !=
+             es.VerifyContainer(IOS::HLE::ESCore::VerifyContainerType::Ticket,
+                                IOS::HLE::ESCore::VerifyMode::DoNotUpdateCertStore, m_ticket,
+                                cert_chain))
     {
       // i18n: "Ticket" here is a kind of digital authorization to use a certain title (e.g. a game)
       AddProblem(Severity::Low, Common::GetStringT("The ticket is not correctly signed."));
     }
 
-    if (IOS::HLE::IPC_SUCCESS !=
-        es.VerifyContainer(IOS::HLE::ESCore::VerifyContainerType::TMD,
-                           IOS::HLE::ESCore::VerifyMode::DoNotUpdateCertStore, tmd, cert_chain))
+    if (!tmd.IsValid())
+    {
+      AddProblem(Severity::High, Common::GetStringT("The TMD is invalid."));
+    }
+    else if (IOS::HLE::IPC_SUCCESS !=
+             es.VerifyContainer(IOS::HLE::ESCore::VerifyContainerType::TMD,
+                                IOS::HLE::ESCore::VerifyMode::DoNotUpdateCertStore, tmd,
+                                cert_chain))
     {
       AddProblem(
           Severity::Medium,