diff --git a/libraries/libstratosphere/include/stratosphere/erpt/srv/erpt_srv_types.hpp b/libraries/libstratosphere/include/stratosphere/erpt/srv/erpt_srv_types.hpp
index dcfd85c9c..2b1ec9830 100644
--- a/libraries/libstratosphere/include/stratosphere/erpt/srv/erpt_srv_types.hpp
+++ b/libraries/libstratosphere/include/stratosphere/erpt/srv/erpt_srv_types.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 namespace ams::erpt::srv {
 
     constexpr inline const char ReportOnSdStoragePath[] = "ersd";
+    constexpr inline const char ReportOnSdStorageRootDirectoryPath[] = "ersd:/";
 
     constexpr inline const char ReportStoragePath[]             = "save";
     constexpr inline const char JournalFileName[]               = "save:/journal";
diff --git a/libraries/libstratosphere/source/erpt/srv/erpt_srv_main.cpp b/libraries/libstratosphere/source/erpt/srv/erpt_srv_main.cpp
index affc0b453..c3bb485ff 100644
--- a/libraries/libstratosphere/source/erpt/srv/erpt_srv_main.cpp
+++ b/libraries/libstratosphere/source/erpt/srv/erpt_srv_main.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace ams::erpt::srv {
             s64 report_count = MinimumReportCountForCleanup;
 
             fs::DirectoryHandle dir;
-            if (R_SUCCEEDED(fs::OpenDirectory(std::addressof(dir), ReportOnSdStoragePath, fs::OpenDirectoryMode_All))) {
+            if (R_SUCCEEDED(fs::OpenDirectory(std::addressof(dir), ReportOnSdStorageRootDirectoryPath, fs::OpenDirectoryMode_All))) {
                 ON_SCOPE_EXIT { fs::CloseDirectory(dir); };
 
                 if (R_FAILED(fs::GetDirectoryEntryCount(std::addressof(report_count), dir))) {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace ams::erpt::srv {
             }
 
             if (report_count >= MinimumReportCountForCleanup) {
-                fs::CleanDirectoryRecursively(ReportOnSdStoragePath);
+                fs::CleanDirectoryRecursively(ReportOnSdStorageRootDirectoryPath);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/stratosphere/erpt/source/erpt_main.cpp b/stratosphere/erpt/source/erpt_main.cpp
index 91a0e34bf..d95a0ae60 100644
--- a/stratosphere/erpt/source/erpt_main.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/erpt/source/erpt_main.cpp
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ namespace ams {
         os::SetThreadNamePointer(os::GetCurrentThread(), AMS_GET_SYSTEM_THREAD_NAME(erpt, Main));
         AMS_ASSERT(os::GetThreadPriority(os::GetCurrentThread()) == AMS_GET_SYSTEM_THREAD_PRIORITY(erpt, Main));
 
-        /* Set the memory heap for erpt::srv namespace. */
-        R_ABORT_UNLESS(erpt::srv::Initialize(erpt::g_memory_heap, erpt::MemoryHeapSize));
-
-        /* Atmosphere always wants to redirect new reports to the SD card, to prevent them from being logged. */
-        erpt::srv::SetRedirectNewReportsToSdCard(true);
-
         /* Decide whether or not to clean up reports periodically. */
         {
             u8 disable_report_cleanup = 0;
@@ -94,6 +88,12 @@ namespace ams {
             }
         }
 
+        /* Set the memory heap for erpt::srv namespace, perform other service init/etc. */
+        R_ABORT_UNLESS(erpt::srv::Initialize(erpt::g_memory_heap, erpt::MemoryHeapSize));
+
+        /* Atmosphere always wants to redirect new reports to the SD card, to prevent them from being logged. */
+        erpt::srv::SetRedirectNewReportsToSdCard(true);
+
         /* Configure the OS version. */
         {
             settings::system::FirmwareVersion firmware_version = {};