diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/patches/CTitleStateIntro_patches.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/patches/CTitleStateIntro_patches.cpp
index f3dbabe6..42b39b43 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/patches/CTitleStateIntro_patches.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/patches/CTitleStateIntro_patches.cpp
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ static bool ProcessCorruptAchievementsMessage()
     if (!g_corruptAchievementsMessageOpen)
         return false;
 
-    auto message = AchievementManager::Status == EAchStatus::IOError
+    auto message = AchievementManager::BinStatus == EAchStatus::IOError
         ? Localise("Title_Message_AchievementDataIOError")
         : Localise("Title_Message_AchievementDataCorrupt");
 
     if (MessageWindow::Open(message, &g_corruptAchievementsMessageResult) == MSG_CLOSED)
     {
-        // Allow user to proceed if the achievement data couldn't be loaded.
-        // Restarting may fix this error, so it isn't worth clearing the data for.
-        if (AchievementManager::Status != EAchStatus::IOError)
-            AchievementManager::Save(true);
+        // Create a new save file if the file was successfully loaded and failed validation.
+        // If the file couldn't be opened, restarting may fix this error, so it isn't worth clearing the data for.
+        if (AchievementManager::BinStatus != EAchStatus::IOError)
+            AchievementManager::SaveBinary(true);
 
         g_corruptAchievementsMessageOpen = false;
         g_corruptAchievementsMessageOpen.notify_one();
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ void PressStartSaveLoadThreadMidAsmHook()
         g_faderBegun.wait(true);
     }
 
-    if (!AchievementManager::Load())
-        LOGFN_ERROR("Failed to load achievement data... (status code {})", (int)AchievementManager::Status);
+    if (!AchievementManager::LoadBinary())
+        LOGFN_ERROR("Failed to load achievement data... (status code {})", (int)AchievementManager::BinStatus);
 
-    if (AchievementManager::Status != EAchStatus::Success)
+    if (AchievementManager::BinStatus != EAchStatus::Success)
     {
         g_corruptAchievementsMessageOpen = true;
         g_corruptAchievementsMessageOpen.wait(true);
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/patches/resident_patches.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/patches/resident_patches.cpp
index c421946c..2741d0e9 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/patches/resident_patches.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/patches/resident_patches.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ PPC_FUNC(sub_824E5170)
 
         if (!isSavedExtraData)
         {
-            AchievementManager::Save();
+            AchievementManager::SaveBinary();
             PersistentStorageManager::SaveBinary();
 
             isSavedExtraData = true;
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/user/achievement_manager.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/user/achievement_manager.cpp
index b00bd34c..76593287 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/user/achievement_manager.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/user/achievement_manager.cpp
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ void AchievementManager::Reset()
     Data = {};
 }
 
-bool AchievementManager::Load()
+bool AchievementManager::LoadBinary()
 {
     AchievementManager::Reset();
 
-    Status = EAchStatus::Success;
+    BinStatus = EAchStatus::Success;
 
     auto dataPath = GetDataPath(true);
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool AchievementManager::Load()
 
     if (fileSize != dataSize)
     {
-        Status = EAchStatus::BadFileSize;
+        BinStatus = EAchStatus::BadFileSize;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ bool AchievementManager::Load()
 
     if (!file)
     {
-        Status = EAchStatus::IOError;
+        BinStatus = EAchStatus::IOError;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ bool AchievementManager::Load()
 
     if (!data.VerifySignature())
     {
-        Status = EAchStatus::BadSignature;
+        BinStatus = EAchStatus::BadSignature;
         file.close();
         return false;
     }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bool AchievementManager::Load()
 
     if (!data.VerifyVersion())
     {
-        Status = EAchStatus::BadVersion;
+        BinStatus = EAchStatus::BadVersion;
         file.close();
         return false;
     }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ bool AchievementManager::Load()
 
     if (!data.VerifyChecksum())
     {
-        Status = EAchStatus::BadChecksum;
+        BinStatus = EAchStatus::BadChecksum;
         file.close();
         return false;
     }
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ bool AchievementManager::Load()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool AchievementManager::Save(bool ignoreStatus)
+bool AchievementManager::SaveBinary(bool ignoreStatus)
 {
-    if (!ignoreStatus && Status != EAchStatus::Success)
+    if (!ignoreStatus && BinStatus != EAchStatus::Success)
     {
         LOGN_WARNING("Achievement data will not be saved in this session!");
         return false;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ bool AchievementManager::Save(bool ignoreStatus)
     file.write((const char*)&Data, sizeof(AchievementData));
     file.close();
 
-    Status = EAchStatus::Success;
+    BinStatus = EAchStatus::Success;
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/user/achievement_manager.h b/UnleashedRecomp/user/achievement_manager.h
index 49a85c1b..2fcb40d9 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/user/achievement_manager.h
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/user/achievement_manager.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class AchievementManager
 {
 public:
     static inline AchievementData Data{};
-    static inline EAchStatus Status{ EAchStatus::Unknown };
+    static inline EAchStatus BinStatus{ EAchStatus::Unknown };
 
     static std::filesystem::path GetDataPath(bool checkForMods)
     {
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ public:
     static void Unlock(uint16_t id);
     static void UnlockAll();
     static void Reset();
-    static bool Load();
-    static bool Save(bool ignoreStatus = false);
+    static bool LoadBinary();
+    static bool SaveBinary(bool ignoreStatus = false);
 };