diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/chunk_tracker.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/chunk_tracker.rs
index 4369963..8fc8c97 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/chunk_tracker.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/chunk_tracker.rs
@@ -157,16 +157,20 @@ impl ChunkTracker {
         Some(true)
     }
 
-    pub fn mark_piece_broken(&mut self, index: ValidPieceIndex) -> bool {
+    pub fn mark_piece_broken_if_not_have(&mut self, index: ValidPieceIndex) {
+        if self
+            .have
+            .get(index.get() as usize)
+            .map(|r| *r)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+        {
+            return;
+        }
         debug!("remarking piece={} as broken", index);
         self.needed_pieces.set(index.get() as usize, true);
-        self.chunk_status
-            .get_mut(self.lengths.chunk_range(index))
-            .map(|s| {
-                s.fill(false);
-                true
-            })
-            .unwrap_or_default()
+        if let Some(s) = self.chunk_status.get_mut(self.lengths.chunk_range(index)) {
+            s.fill(false);
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn mark_piece_downloaded(&mut self, idx: ValidPieceIndex) {
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/live/mod.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/live/mod.rs
index 83c459a..550864e 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/live/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/live/mod.rs
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ impl TorrentStateLive {
             .take()
             .context("bug: pausing already paused torrent")?;
         for piece_id in g.inflight_pieces.keys().copied() {
-            chunk_tracker.mark_piece_broken(piece_id);
+            chunk_tracker.mark_piece_broken_if_not_have(piece_id);
         }
         let have_bytes = chunk_tracker.calc_have_bytes();
         let needed_bytes = chunk_tracker.calc_needed_bytes();
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ impl PeerHandler {
                         self.state
                             .lock_write("mark_piece_broken")
                             .get_chunks_mut()?
-                            .mark_piece_broken(chunk_info.piece_index);
+                            .mark_piece_broken_if_not_have(chunk_info.piece_index);
                     }
                 };
                 Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(())