diff --git a/src/bittorrent.cpp b/src/bittorrent.cpp
index 4b2839b6a..a1b5f20da 100644
--- a/src/bittorrent.cpp
+++ b/src/bittorrent.cpp
@@ -1121,13 +1121,6 @@ void bittorrent::readAlerts() {
         qDebug("Received finished alert for %s", h.name().toUtf8().data());
       }
     }
-    if (torrent_paused_alert* p = dynamic_cast<torrent_paused_alert*>(a.get())) {
-      QTorrentHandle h(p->handle);
-      if(h.is_valid()){
-        h.save_resume_data();
-        qDebug("Received paused alert for %s", h.name().toUtf8().data());
-      }
-    }
     else if (save_resume_data_alert* p = dynamic_cast<save_resume_data_alert*>(a.get())) {
         QDir torrentBackup(misc::qBittorrentPath() + "BT_backup");
         QTorrentHandle h(p->handle);
diff --git a/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp b/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
index b3044105c..fba68471d 100644
--- a/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ void QTorrentHandle::pause() {
   Q_ASSERT(h.is_valid());
   h.auto_managed(false);
   h.pause();
+  h.save_resume_data();
 }
 
 void QTorrentHandle::resume() {