diff -U2 -r /var/lib/copr-rpmbuild/results/i2pd-git/upstream-unpacked/Source0/i2pd-openssl/libi2pd_client/Torrents.cpp /var/lib/copr-rpmbuild/results/i2pd-git/srpm-unpacked/i2pd-openssl.tar.gz-extract/i2pd-openssl/libi2pd_client/Torrents.cpp
--- /var/lib/copr-rpmbuild/results/i2pd-git/upstream-unpacked/Source0/i2pd-openssl/libi2pd_client/Torrents.cpp	2026-08-12 15:08:33.000000000 +0000
+++ /var/lib/copr-rpmbuild/results/i2pd-git/srpm-unpacked/i2pd-openssl.tar.gz-extract/i2pd-openssl/libi2pd_client/Torrents.cpp	2026-08-12 14:39:58.000000000 +0000
@@ -1140,22 +1140,19 @@
 					[requestBlock = std::move(requestBlock), torrent = m_Torrent, s = shared_from_this ()]() mutable
 					{
-						bool loaded = true;
+						auto fragments = torrent->GetPieceFileFragments (requestBlock.index);
 						Piece& piece = torrent->GetPiece (requestBlock.index);
-						if (!piece.GetData ()) // don't try to load if already loaded
+						piece.SetIsSending (true);
+						bool loaded = true;
+						for (auto& it: fragments)
 						{
-							auto fragments = torrent->GetPieceFileFragments (requestBlock.index);
-							piece.SetIsSending (true);
-							for (auto& it: fragments)
-							{
-								if (!piece.Load (std::move (it)))
-									loaded = false;
-							}
-							if (loaded && !piece.VerifyHash ())
-							{
-								LogPrint (eLogError, "Torrent: Corrupted piece ", requestBlock.index);
+							if (!piece.Load (std::move (it)))
 								loaded = false;
-							}
-							piece.SetIsSending (false);
 						}
+						if (!piece.VerifyHash ())
+						{
+							LogPrint (eLogError, "Torrent: Corrupted piece ", requestBlock.index);
+							loaded = false;
+						}
+						piece.SetIsSending (false);
 						if (loaded)
 							boost::asio::post (s->GetTorrentsTunnel ()->GetService (),
@@ -1168,8 +1165,5 @@
 								});
 						else
-						{
 							LogPrint (eLogError, "Torrent: Failed to load piece ", requestBlock.index);
-							piece.Reset ();
-						}
 					});
 				}