diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs
index 972844318..328a40a9f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ protected virtual void GivenTorrents(List<QBittorrentTorrent> torrents)
             {
                 Mocker.GetMock<IQBittorrentProxy>()
                     .Setup(s => s.GetTorrentProperties(torrent.Hash.ToLower(), It.IsAny<QBittorrentSettings>()))
-                    .Returns(new QBittorrentTorrentProperties { SavePath = torrent.SavePath });
+                    .Returns(new QBittorrentTorrentProperties { ContentPath = torrent.ContentPath, SavePath = torrent.SavePath });
 
                 Mocker.GetMock<IQBittorrentProxy>()
                     .Setup(s => s.GetTorrentFiles(torrent.Hash.ToLower(), It.IsAny<QBittorrentSettings>()))
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ public void api_261_should_use_content_path()
                 Size = 1000,
                 Progress = 0.7,
                 Eta = 8640000,
-                State = "stalledDL",
+                State = "pausedUP",
                 Label = "",
                 SavePath = @"C:\Torrents".AsOsAgnostic(),
                 ContentPath = @"C:\Torrents\Droned.S01.12".AsOsAgnostic()
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
index c098ae01d..aae0a7a83 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
@@ -302,19 +302,6 @@ public override IEnumerable<DownloadClientItem> GetItems()
                         break;
                 }
 
-                if (version >= new Version("2.6.1"))
-                {
-                    if (torrent.ContentPath != torrent.SavePath)
-                    {
-                        item.OutputPath = _remotePathMappingService.RemapRemoteToLocal(Settings.Host, new OsPath(torrent.ContentPath));
-                    }
-                    else if (item.Status == DownloadItemStatus.Completed)
-                    {
-                        item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Warning;
-                        item.Message = "Unable to Import. Path matches client base download directory, it's possible 'Keep top-level folder' is disabled for this torrent or 'Torrent Content Layout' is NOT set to 'Original' or 'Create Subfolder'?";
-                    }
-                }
-
                 queueItems.Add(item);
             }
 
@@ -328,9 +315,22 @@ public override void RemoveItem(DownloadClientItem item, bool deleteData)
 
         public override DownloadClientItem GetImportItem(DownloadClientItem item, DownloadClientItem previousImportAttempt)
         {
-            // On API version >= 2.6.1 this is already set correctly
-            if (!item.OutputPath.IsEmpty)
+            var properties = Proxy.GetTorrentProperties(item.DownloadId.ToLower(), Settings);
+            var savePath = new OsPath(properties.SavePath);
+            var version = Proxy.GetApiVersion(Settings);
+
+            if (version >= new Version("2.6.1"))
             {
+                if (properties.ContentPath != savePath.ToString())
+                {
+                    item.OutputPath = _remotePathMappingService.RemapRemoteToLocal(Settings.Host, new OsPath(properties.ContentPath));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Warning;
+                    item.Message = "Unable to Import. Path matches client base download directory, it's possible 'Keep top-level folder' is disabled for this torrent or 'Torrent Content Layout' is NOT set to 'Original' or 'Create Subfolder'?";
+                }
+
                 return item;
             }
 
@@ -341,11 +341,6 @@ public override DownloadClientItem GetImportItem(DownloadClientItem item, Downlo
                 return item;
             }
 
-            var properties = Proxy.GetTorrentProperties(item.DownloadId.ToLower(), Settings);
-            var savePath = new OsPath(properties.SavePath);
-
-            var result = item.Clone();
-
             // get the first subdirectory - QBittorrent returns `/` path separators even on windows...
             var relativePath = new OsPath(files[0].Name);
             while (!relativePath.Directory.IsEmpty)
@@ -354,10 +349,9 @@ public override DownloadClientItem GetImportItem(DownloadClientItem item, Downlo
             }
 
             var outputPath = savePath + relativePath.FileName;
+            item.OutputPath = _remotePathMappingService.RemapRemoteToLocal(Settings.Host, outputPath);
 
-            result.OutputPath = _remotePathMappingService.RemapRemoteToLocal(Settings.Host, outputPath);
-
-            return result;
+            return item;
         }
 
         public override DownloadClientInfo GetStatus()
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentTorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentTorrent.cs
index 92e6c7e02..ec5349680 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentTorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentTorrent.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ public class QBittorrentTorrentProperties
 
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "seeding_time")]
         public long SeedingTime { get; set; } // Torrent seeding time (in seconds)
+
+        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "content_path")]
+        public string ContentPath { get; set; } // Torrent save path
     }
 
     public class QBittorrentTorrentFile