diff --git a/src/torrent_handle.cpp b/src/torrent_handle.cpp
index ebef802a8..7a4a24470 100755
--- a/src/torrent_handle.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent_handle.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		aux::piece_checker_data* d = m_chk->find_torrent(m_info_hash);
 		if (d != 0)
 		{
-			torrent_status st;
+			torrent_status st = d->torrent_ptr->status();
 
 			if (d->processing)
 			{