diff --git a/include/libtorrent/alert.hpp b/include/libtorrent/alert.hpp
index e86df8f3a..985256339 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/alert.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/alert.hpp
@@ -287,8 +287,12 @@ namespace libtorrent {
 		time_point m_timestamp;
 	};
 
-// When you get an alert, you can use ``alert_cast<>`` to attempt to cast the pointer to a
-// more specific alert type, in order to query it for more information.
+// When you get an alert, you can use ``alert_cast<>`` to attempt to cast the
+// pointer to a specific alert type, in order to query it for more
+// information.
+// 
+// .. note::
+//   ``alert_cast<>`` can only cast to an exact alert type, not a base class
 template <class T> T* alert_cast(alert* a)
 {
 	if (a == nullptr) return nullptr;
diff --git a/src/session_impl.cpp b/src/session_impl.cpp
index 3a100dff5..99b26d959 100644
--- a/src/session_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/session_impl.cpp
@@ -2522,8 +2522,12 @@ namespace aux {
 				{
 					// now, disconnect a random peer
 					torrent_map::iterator i = std::max_element(m_torrents.begin()
-						, m_torrents.end(), boost::bind(&torrent::num_peers
-							, boost::bind(&torrent_map::value_type::second, _1)));
+						, m_torrents.end()
+							, boost::bind(&torrent::num_peers
+								, boost::bind(&torrent_map::value_type::second, _1))
+							< boost::bind(&torrent::num_peers
+								, boost::bind(&torrent_map::value_type::second, _2))
+							);
 
 					if (m_alerts.should_post<performance_alert>())
 						m_alerts.emplace_alert<performance_alert>(
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 737765203..e8944d5de 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -9243,7 +9243,11 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	void torrent::do_resume()
 	{
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(is_single_thread());
-		if (is_paused()) return;
+		if (is_paused())
+		{
+			update_want_tick();
+			return;
+		}
 
 #ifndef TORRENT_DISABLE_EXTENSIONS
 		for (auto& ext : m_extensions)
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 3117aaf49..d849881d4 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -75,11 +75,9 @@ lib libtorrent_test
 	<toolset>darwin:<cflags>-Wno-unused-command-line-argument
 # disable warning C4275: non DLL-interface classkey 'identifier' used as base for DLL-interface classkey 'identifier'
 	<toolset>msvc:<cflags>/wd4275
-	<debug-iterators>on
 
 	: # default build
 	<link>shared
-	<logging>on
 
 	: # user-requirements
 	<link>shared:<define>TORRENT_LINK_TEST_SHARED
@@ -103,6 +101,8 @@ project
 	<invariant-checks>full
 	<link>shared
 	<picker-debugging>on
+	<debug-iterators>on
+	<logging>on
 	;
 
 feature launcher : none valgrind : composite ;
diff --git a/test/test_session.cpp b/test/test_session.cpp
index 3abf0d13e..7fb5eb880 100644
--- a/test/test_session.cpp
+++ b/test/test_session.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */
 
 #include "libtorrent/session.hpp"
+
+#include "libtorrent/aux_/disable_warnings_push.hpp"
+
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
+#include <boost/ref.hpp>
+
+#include "libtorrent/aux_/disable_warnings_pop.hpp"
 
 #include "test.hpp"
 #include "setup_transfer.hpp"
@@ -42,6 +48,8 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "libtorrent/bencode.hpp"
 #include "libtorrent/torrent_info.hpp"
 
+#include <fstream>
+
 using namespace libtorrent;
 namespace lt = libtorrent;
 
@@ -151,7 +159,7 @@ TORRENT_TEST(load_empty_file)
 
 	add_torrent_params atp;
 	error_code ignore_errors;
-	atp.ti = boost::make_shared<torrent_info>("", 0, ignore_errors);
+	atp.ti = boost::make_shared<torrent_info>("", 0, boost::ref(ignore_errors));
 	atp.save_path = ".";
 	error_code ec;
 	torrent_handle h = ses.add_torrent(atp, ec);
@@ -175,6 +183,26 @@ TORRENT_TEST(session_stats)
 	}
 }
 
+TORRENT_TEST(paused_session)
+{
+	lt::session s;
+	s.pause();
+
+	lt::add_torrent_params ps;
+	std::ofstream file("temporary");
+	ps.ti = ::create_torrent(&file, "temporary", 16 * 1024, 13, false);
+	ps.flags = lt::add_torrent_params::flag_paused;
+	ps.save_path = ".";
+
+	torrent_handle h = s.add_torrent(ps);
+
+	test_sleep(2000);
+	h.resume();
+	test_sleep(1000);
+
+	TEST_CHECK(!h.status().paused);
+}
+
 template <typename Set, typename Save, typename Default, typename Load>
 void test_save_restore(Set setup, Save s, Default d, Load l)
 {
diff --git a/test/test_torrent_info.cpp b/test/test_torrent_info.cpp
index 1a3214eeb..ac8189777 100644
--- a/test/test_torrent_info.cpp
+++ b/test/test_torrent_info.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "libtorrent/create_torrent.hpp"
 #include "libtorrent/announce_entry.hpp"
 #include "libtorrent/aux_/escape_string.hpp" // for convert_path_to_posix
+
+#include "libtorrent/aux_/disable_warnings_push.hpp"
+
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
+#include <boost/ref.hpp>
+
+#include "libtorrent/aux_/disable_warnings_pop.hpp"
 
 #if TORRENT_USE_IOSTREAM
 #include <sstream>