diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent-magnet.cc b/libtransmission/torrent-magnet.cc
index bc57ac7ee..6fe38fada 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent-magnet.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent-magnet.cc
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void onHaveAllMetainfo(tr_torrent* tor, tr_incomplete_metadata* m)
         tor->incompleteMetadata = nullptr;
         tor->isStopping = true;
         tor->magnetVerify = true;
-        tor->startAfterVerify = !tor->prefetchMagnetMetadata;
+        tor->startAfterVerify = !tr_sessionGetPaused(tor->session);
         tor->markEdited();
     }
     else /* drat. */