diff --git a/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp b/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp
index de082a2bc..786045f9c 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ TORRENT_VERSION_NAMESPACE_2
 		file_error_alert(aux::stack_allocator& alloc, error_code const& ec
 			, string_view file, operation_t op, torrent_handle const& h);
 
-		TORRENT_DEFINE_ALERT(file_error_alert, 43)
+		TORRENT_DEFINE_ALERT_PRIO(file_error_alert, 43, alert_priority_high)
 
 		static constexpr alert_category_t static_category = alert::status_notification
 			| alert::error_notification
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 818c31b2a..3cd82c6a7 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -7524,24 +7524,6 @@ bool is_downloading_state(int const st)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// we might be finished already, in which case we should
-		// not switch to downloading mode. If all files are
-		// filtered, we're finished when we start.
-		if (m_state != torrent_status::finished
-			&& m_state != torrent_status::seeding
-			&& !m_seed_mode)
-		{
-			set_state(torrent_status::downloading);
-		}
-
-		INVARIANT_CHECK;
-
-		if (m_ses.alerts().should_post<torrent_checked_alert>())
-		{
-			m_ses.alerts().emplace_alert<torrent_checked_alert>(
-				get_handle());
-		}
-
 		// calling pause will also trigger the auto managed
 		// recalculation
 		// if we just got here by downloading the metadata,
@@ -7578,6 +7560,24 @@ bool is_downloading_state(int const st)
 				finished();
 		}
 
+		// we might be finished already, in which case we should
+		// not switch to downloading mode. If all files are
+		// filtered, we're finished when we start.
+		if (m_state != torrent_status::finished
+			&& m_state != torrent_status::seeding
+			&& !m_seed_mode)
+		{
+			set_state(torrent_status::downloading);
+		}
+
+		INVARIANT_CHECK;
+
+		if (m_ses.alerts().should_post<torrent_checked_alert>())
+		{
+			m_ses.alerts().emplace_alert<torrent_checked_alert>(
+				get_handle());
+		}
+
 #ifndef TORRENT_DISABLE_EXTENSIONS
 		for (auto& ext : m_extensions)
 		{
diff --git a/test/test_alert_types.cpp b/test/test_alert_types.cpp
index b97ffbc52..65ce6baf8 100644
--- a/test/test_alert_types.cpp
+++ b/test/test_alert_types.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ TORRENT_TEST(alerts_types)
 	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(torrent_resumed_alert, 40, 1, alert::status_notification);
 	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(torrent_checked_alert, 41, 1, alert::status_notification);
 	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(url_seed_alert, 42, 0, alert::peer_notification | alert::error_notification);
-	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(file_error_alert, 43, 0, alert::status_notification | alert::error_notification | alert::storage_notification);
+	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(file_error_alert, 43, 1, alert::status_notification | alert::error_notification | alert::storage_notification);
 	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(metadata_failed_alert, 44, 0, alert::error_notification);
 	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(metadata_received_alert, 45, 0, alert::status_notification);
 	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(udp_error_alert, 46, 0, alert::error_notification);
diff --git a/test/test_http_connection.cpp b/test/test_http_connection.cpp
index 923a1d497..0ac4068ee 100644
--- a/test/test_http_connection.cpp
+++ b/test/test_http_connection.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void run_test(std::string const& url, int size, int status, int connected
 
 	std::shared_ptr<http_connection> h = std::make_shared<http_connection>(ios
 		, res, &::http_handler_test, true, 1024*1024, &::http_connect_handler_test);
-	h->get(url, seconds(1), 0, &ps, 5, "test/user-agent", boost::none, resolver_flags{}, auth);
+	h->get(url, seconds(5), 0, &ps, 5, "test/user-agent", boost::none, resolver_flags{}, auth);
 	ios.reset();
 	error_code e;
 	ios.run(e);