diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 710be2ac0..675c35350 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ release 0.14.8
 	* fixed typo that would sometimes prevent queued torrents to be checked
 	* fixed bug in auto-manager where active_downloads and active_seeds would
 	  sometimes be used incorrectly
+	* force_recheck() no longer crashes on torrents with no metadata
 
 release 0.14.7
 
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 2ddba23d3..1dd8bfb4e 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -1016,6 +1016,8 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 	void torrent::force_recheck()
 	{
+		if (!valid_metadata()) return;
+
 		// if the torrent is already queued to check its files
 		// don't do anything
 		if (should_check_files()