diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
index c48daa9..4642d2f 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
@@ -327,7 +327,12 @@ public class QBitService : DownloadService, IQBitService
                     return;
                 }
 
-                ulong hardlinkCount = _hardlinkFileService.GetHardLinkCount(file.Name);
+                string filePath = Path.Combine(Directory.Exists(download.ContentPath)
+                    ? download.ContentPath
+                    : download.SavePath, file.Name
+                );
+
+                ulong hardlinkCount = _hardlinkFileService.GetHardLinkCount(filePath);
 
                 if (hardlinkCount is 0)
                 {
@@ -339,7 +344,7 @@ public class QBitService : DownloadService, IQBitService
                 if (hardlinkCount > 1)
                 {
                     hasHardlinks = true;
-                };
+                }
             }
             
             if (hasHardlinks)
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Files/HardlinkFileService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Files/HardlinkFileService.cs
index c77e5c0..f349bf4 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Files/HardlinkFileService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Files/HardlinkFileService.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ public class HardlinkFileService : IHardlinkFileService
     
     public ulong GetHardLinkCount(string filePath)
     {
+        if (!File.Exists(filePath))
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("file {file} does not exist", filePath);
+            return default;
+        }
+        
         if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
         {
             return GetWindowsHardLinkCount(filePath);