diff --git a/src/main/events/torrenting/pause-game-seed.ts b/src/main/events/torrenting/pause-game-seed.ts
index d9a2a61a..5394ee20 100644
--- a/src/main/events/torrenting/pause-game-seed.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/torrenting/pause-game-seed.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@ import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
 import { DownloadManager } from "@main/services";
 import { dataSource } from "@main/data-source";
 import { Game } from "@main/entity";
+import { gameRepository } from "@main/repository";
 
 const pauseGameSeed = async (
   _event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent,
   gameId: number
 ) => {
+  const game = await gameRepository.findOneBy({ id: gameId });
+
+  if (game?.status !== "seeding") return;
+
   await dataSource.transaction(async (transactionalEntityManager) => {
     await transactionalEntityManager
       .getRepository(Game)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/downloads/downloads.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/downloads/downloads.tsx
index 85a61b92..b0124a50 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/downloads/downloads.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/downloads/downloads.tsx
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ export default function Downloads() {
   const [showBinaryNotFoundModal, setShowBinaryNotFoundModal] = useState(false);
   const [showDeleteModal, setShowDeleteModal] = useState(false);
 
-  const { removeGameInstaller } = useDownload();
+  const { removeGameInstaller, pauseSeeding } = useDownload();
 
   const handleDeleteGame = async () => {
-    if (gameToBeDeleted.current)
+    if (gameToBeDeleted.current) {
+      await pauseSeeding(gameToBeDeleted.current);
       await removeGameInstaller(gameToBeDeleted.current);
+    }
   };
 
   const { lastPacket } = useDownload();
diff --git a/torrent-client/torrent_downloader.py b/torrent-client/torrent_downloader.py
index 41c45278..111eba62 100644
--- a/torrent-client/torrent_downloader.py
+++ b/torrent-client/torrent_downloader.py
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ class TorrentDownloader:
         if torrent_handle:
             torrent_handle.pause()
             torrent_handle.unset_flags(lt.torrent_flags.auto_managed)
+            self.session.remove_torrent(torrent_handle)
+            self.torrent_handles.pop(game_id, None)
 
     def resume_seeding(self, game_id: int, magnet: str, save_path: str):
         params = {'url': magnet, 'save_path': save_path, 'trackers': self.trackers}