diff --git a/src/core/cheats/cheats.cpp b/src/core/cheats/cheats.cpp
index 2cdb75ad1..ebc783ad9 100644
--- a/src/core/cheats/cheats.cpp
+++ b/src/core/cheats/cheats.cpp
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ void CheatEngine::LoadCheatFile(u64 title_id) {
         FileUtil::CreateDir(cheat_dir);
     }
 
-    if (!FileUtil::Exists(filepath)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     auto gateway_cheats = GatewayCheat::LoadFile(filepath);
     {
         std::unique_lock lock{cheats_list_mutex};
diff --git a/src/core/cheats/gateway_cheat.cpp b/src/core/cheats/gateway_cheat.cpp
index 176264b7d..b7cd229ac 100644
--- a/src/core/cheats/gateway_cheat.cpp
+++ b/src/core/cheats/gateway_cheat.cpp
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@ std::string GatewayCheat::ToString() const {
 std::vector<std::shared_ptr<CheatBase>> GatewayCheat::LoadFile(const std::string& filepath) {
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<CheatBase>> cheats;
 
+    if (!FileUtil::Exists(filepath)) {
+        return cheats;
+    }
+
     boost::iostreams::stream<boost::iostreams::file_descriptor_source> file;
     FileUtil::OpenFStream<std::ios_base::in>(file, filepath);
     if (!file.is_open()) {