diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/live/mod.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/live/mod.rs
index ac9f295..faa2955 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/live/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/live/mod.rs
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ impl TorrentStateLive {
             tokio::select! {
                 r = fut => r,
                 _ = cancel_rx.changed() => {
-                    error!("canceled");
                     bail!("canceled")
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs
index e2637e1..793e8f3 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::Weak;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::bail;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ pub use live::*;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 
 use tokio_stream::StreamExt;
+use tracing::error;
 use tracing::error_span;
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -110,7 +112,10 @@ impl ManagedTorrent {
         let g = self.locked.read();
         match &g.state {
             ManagedTorrentState::Paused(p) => Ok(f(&p.chunk_tracker)),
-            ManagedTorrentState::Live(l) => Ok(f(l.lock_read("chunk_tracker").get_chunks()?)),
+            ManagedTorrentState::Live(l) => Ok(f(l
+                .lock_read("chunk_tracker")
+                .get_chunks()
+                .context("error getting chunks")?)),
             _ => bail!("no chunk tracker, torrent neither paused nor live"),
         }
     }
@@ -129,6 +134,31 @@ impl ManagedTorrent {
         peer_rx: Option<impl StreamExt<Item = SocketAddr> + Unpin + Send + Sync + 'static>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let mut g = self.locked.write();
+
+        let peer_adder = |live: Weak<TorrentStateLive>| async move {
+            {
+                let live: Arc<TorrentStateLive> = live.upgrade().context("no longer live")?;
+                for peer in initial_peers {
+                    live.add_peer_if_not_seen(peer).context("torrent closed")?;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if let Some(mut peer_rx) = peer_rx {
+                while let Some(peer) = peer_rx.next().await {
+                    live.upgrade()
+                        .context("no longer live")?
+                        .add_peer_if_not_seen(peer)
+                        .context("torrent closed")?;
+                }
+            } else {
+                error!("peer rx is not set");
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
+        };
+
+        let span = self.info.span.clone();
+
         match &g.state {
             ManagedTorrentState::Live(_) => {
                 bail!("torrent is already live");
@@ -136,7 +166,6 @@ impl ManagedTorrent {
             ManagedTorrentState::Initializing(init) => {
                 let init = init.clone();
                 let t = self.clone();
-                let span = self.info.span.clone();
                 spawn(
                     error_span!(parent: span.clone(), "initialize_and_start"),
                     async move {
@@ -145,30 +174,9 @@ impl ManagedTorrent {
                                 let live = TorrentStateLive::new(paused);
                                 t.locked.write().state = ManagedTorrentState::Live(live.clone());
 
-                                let live = Arc::downgrade(&live);
                                 spawn(
                                     error_span!(parent: span.clone(), "external_peer_adder"),
-                                    async move {
-                                        {
-                                            let live: Arc<TorrentStateLive> =
-                                                live.upgrade().context("no longer live")?;
-                                            for peer in initial_peers {
-                                                live.add_peer_if_not_seen(peer)
-                                                    .context("torrent closed")?;
-                                            }
-                                        }
-
-                                        if let Some(mut peer_rx) = peer_rx {
-                                            while let Some(peer) = peer_rx.next().await {
-                                                live.upgrade()
-                                                    .context("no longer live")?
-                                                    .add_peer_if_not_seen(peer)
-                                                    .context("torrent closed")?;
-                                            }
-                                        }
-
-                                        Ok(())
-                                    },
+                                    peer_adder(Arc::downgrade(&live)),
                                 );
 
                                 Ok(())
@@ -186,7 +194,11 @@ impl ManagedTorrent {
             ManagedTorrentState::Paused(_) => {
                 let paused = g.state.take().assert_paused();
                 let live = TorrentStateLive::new(paused);
-                g.state = ManagedTorrentState::Live(live);
+                g.state = ManagedTorrentState::Live(live.clone());
+                spawn(
+                    error_span!(parent: span.clone(), "external_peer_adder"),
+                    peer_adder(Arc::downgrade(&live)),
+                );
                 Ok(())
             }
             ManagedTorrentState::Error(_) => {