diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
index 377a744..60491eb 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
@@ -1138,6 +1138,7 @@ impl Session {
                     disk_write_queue: self.disk_write_tx.clone(),
                 },
                 connector: self.connector.clone(),
+                session: Arc::downgrade(self),
             });
 
             let initializing = Arc::new(TorrentStateInitializing::new(
@@ -1152,7 +1153,6 @@ impl Session {
                 }),
                 state_change_notify: Notify::new(),
                 shared: minfo,
-                session: Arc::downgrade(self),
             });
 
             g.add_torrent(handle.clone(), id);
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs
index 3de4956..d602f5b 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ pub struct ManagedTorrentShared {
     pub(crate) options: ManagedTorrentOptions,
     pub(crate) connector: Arc<StreamConnector>,
     pub(crate) storage_factory: BoxStorageFactory,
+    pub(crate) session: Weak<Session>,
 }
 
 pub struct ManagedTorrent {
     pub shared: Arc<ManagedTorrentShared>,
-    pub(crate) session: Weak<Session>,
     pub(crate) state_change_notify: Notify,
     pub(crate) locked: RwLock<ManagedTorrentLocked>,
 }
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ impl ManagedTorrent {
         start_paused: bool,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let session = self
+            .shared
             .session
             .upgrade()
             .context("session is dead, cannot start torrent")?;