diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 2dad5b71e..84ebd3a25 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -3527,6 +3527,8 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	{
 		session_impl::mutex_t::scoped_lock l(m_ses.m_mutex);
 
+		if (is_paused()) TORRENT_ASSERT(num_peers() == 0);
+
 		if (!m_ses.m_queued_for_checking.empty())
 		{
 			// if there are torrents waiting to be checked