diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp
index 6e290fa1b..37bfb0576 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp
@@ -993,23 +993,25 @@ bool SessionImpl::editCategory(const QString &name, const CategoryOptions &optio
     if (options == currentOptions)
         return false;
 
-    currentOptions = options;
-    storeCategories();
     if (isDisableAutoTMMWhenCategorySavePathChanged())
     {
+        // This should be done before changing the category options
+        // to prevent the torrent from being moved at the new save path.
+
         for (TorrentImpl *const torrent : asConst(m_torrents))
         {
             if (torrent->category() == name)
                 torrent->setAutoTMMEnabled(false);
         }
     }
-    else
+
+    currentOptions = options;
+    storeCategories();
+
+    for (TorrentImpl *const torrent : asConst(m_torrents))
     {
-        for (TorrentImpl *const torrent : asConst(m_torrents))
-        {
-            if (torrent->category() == name)
-                torrent->handleCategoryOptionsChanged();
-        }
+        if (torrent->category() == name)
+            torrent->handleCategoryOptionsChanged();
     }
 
     emit categoryOptionsChanged(name);
@@ -3277,6 +3279,9 @@ void SessionImpl::setSavePath(const Path &path)
 
     if (isDisableAutoTMMWhenDefaultSavePathChanged())
     {
+        // This should be done before changing the save path
+        // to prevent the torrent from being moved at the new save path.
+
         QSet<QString> affectedCatogories {{}}; // includes default (unnamed) category
         for (auto it = m_categories.cbegin(); it != m_categories.cend(); ++it)
         {
@@ -3314,6 +3319,9 @@ void SessionImpl::setDownloadPath(const Path &path)
 
     if (isDisableAutoTMMWhenDefaultSavePathChanged())
     {
+        // This should be done before changing the save path
+        // to prevent the torrent from being moved at the new save path.
+
         QSet<QString> affectedCatogories {{}}; // includes default (unnamed) category
         for (auto it = m_categories.cbegin(); it != m_categories.cend(); ++it)
         {
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.cpp
index af1afc498..45cc7f3bf 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.cpp
@@ -1615,18 +1615,20 @@ bool TorrentImpl::setCategory(const QString &category)
         if (!category.isEmpty() && !m_session->categories().contains(category))
             return false;
 
+        if (m_session->isDisableAutoTMMWhenCategoryChanged())
+        {
+            // This should be done before changing the category name
+            // to prevent the torrent from being moved at the path of new category.
+            setAutoTMMEnabled(false);
+        }
+
         const QString oldCategory = m_category;
         m_category = category;
         deferredRequestResumeData();
         m_session->handleTorrentCategoryChanged(this, oldCategory);
 
         if (m_useAutoTMM)
-        {
-            if (!m_session->isDisableAutoTMMWhenCategoryChanged())
-                adjustStorageLocation();
-            else
-                setAutoTMMEnabled(false);
-        }
+            adjustStorageLocation();
     }
 
     return true;