diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
index ff17942..8fc0994 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
@@ -421,11 +421,12 @@ public class QBitService : DownloadService, IQBitService
             }
             
             await _dryRunInterceptor.InterceptAsync(ChangeCategory, download.Hash, _downloadCleanerConfig.NoHardLinksCategory);
-            download.Category = _downloadCleanerConfig.NoHardLinksCategory;
             
             _logger.LogInformation("category changed for {name}", download.Name);
             
             await _notifier.NotifyCategoryChanged(download.Category, _downloadCleanerConfig.NoHardLinksCategory);
+            
+            download.Category = _downloadCleanerConfig.NoHardLinksCategory;
         }
     }