diff --git a/src/FinishedTorrents.cpp b/src/FinishedTorrents.cpp
index d9513b89c..947f7d466 100644
--- a/src/FinishedTorrents.cpp
+++ b/src/FinishedTorrents.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ void FinishedTorrents::updateMetadata(QTorrentHandle &h) {
 }
 
 void FinishedTorrents::updateTorrent(QTorrentHandle h) {
+    if(!h.is_valid()) return;
     QString hash = h.hash();
     int row = getRowFromHash(hash);
     if(row == -1){
diff --git a/src/downloadingTorrents.cpp b/src/downloadingTorrents.cpp
index 575da896b..8d03587eb 100644
--- a/src/downloadingTorrents.cpp
+++ b/src/downloadingTorrents.cpp
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ void DownloadingTorrents::updateMetadata(QTorrentHandle &h) {
 // get information from torrent handles and
 // update download list accordingly
 bool DownloadingTorrents::updateTorrent(QTorrentHandle h) {
+  if(!h.is_valid()) return false;
   bool added = false;
   try{
     QString hash = h.hash();