diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
index 5bd991fa92d2..ba9aadec3036 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
@@ -4596,24 +4596,24 @@ error_code sceNpUtilCmpNpId(vm::ptr<SceNpId> id1, vm::ptr<SceNpId> id2)
 	}
 
 	// Unknown what this constant means
-	// if (id1->reserved[0] != 1 || id2->reserved[0] != 1)
-	// {
-	// 	return SCE_NP_UTIL_ERROR_INVALID_NP_ID;
-	// }
+	if (id1->reserved[0] != 1 || id2->reserved[0] != 1)
+	{
+		return SCE_NP_UTIL_ERROR_INVALID_NP_ID;
+	}
 
-	if (strcmp(id1->handle.data, id2->handle.data))// || id1->unk1[0] != id2->unk1[0])
+	if (strncmp(id1->handle.data, id2->handle.data, 16) || id1->unk1[0] != id2->unk1[0])
 	{
 		return SCE_NP_UTIL_ERROR_NOT_MATCH;
 	}
 
-	// if (id1->unk1[1] != id2->unk1[1])
-	// {
-	// 	// If either is zero they match
-	// 	if (id1->opt[4] && id2->opt[4])
-	// 	{
-	// 		return SCE_NP_UTIL_ERROR_NOT_MATCH;
-	// 	}
-	// }
+	if (id1->unk1[1] != id2->unk1[1])
+	{
+		// If either is zero they match
+		if (id1->opt[4] && id2->opt[4])
+		{
+			return SCE_NP_UTIL_ERROR_NOT_MATCH;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.cpp
index 917ca191ac3f..d90911eef05e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ void np_handler::init_NP(u32 poolsize, vm::ptr<void> poolptr)
 		ASSERT(s_npid != ""); // It should be generated in settings window if empty
 
 		strcpy_trunc(npid.handle.data, s_npid);
+		npid.reserved[0] = 1;
 	}
 
 	switch (g_cfg.net.psn_status)