diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1aeaf2f..99debe3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 {
                     Ok(r) => match r {
                         Ok(AddTorrentResponse::Added(id, mt)) => {
+                            assert!(mt.is_paused());
                             let mut keep_files = HashSet::with_capacity(
                                 config.preload_max_filecount.unwrap_or_default(),
                             );