diff --git a/src/base/addtorrentmanager.cpp b/src/base/addtorrentmanager.cpp
index bce47d6ab615..df343eb68536 100644
--- a/src/base/addtorrentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/base/addtorrentmanager.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void AddTorrentManager::handleAddTorrentFailed(const QString &source, const QStr
     emit addTorrentFailed(source, {BitTorrent::AddTorrentError::Other, reason});
 }
 
-void AddTorrentManager::handleDuplicateTorrent(const QString &source
+bool AddTorrentManager::handleDuplicateTorrent(const QString &source
         , const BitTorrent::TorrentDescriptor &torrentDescr, BitTorrent::Torrent *existingTorrent)
 {
     const bool hasMetadata = torrentDescr.info().has_value();
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ void AddTorrentManager::handleDuplicateTorrent(const QString &source
 
     const bool isPrivate = existingTorrent->isPrivate() || (hasMetadata && torrentDescr.info()->isPrivate());
     QString message;
+    bool added = false;
     if (!btSession()->isMergeTrackersEnabled())
     {
         message = tr("Merging of trackers is disabled");
@@ -184,11 +185,16 @@ void AddTorrentManager::handleDuplicateTorrent(const QString &source
         existingTorrent->addTrackers(torrentDescr.trackers());
         existingTorrent->addUrlSeeds(torrentDescr.urlSeeds());
         message = tr("Trackers are merged from new source");
+        added = true;
     }
 
     LogMsg(tr("Detected an attempt to add a duplicate torrent. Source: %1. Existing torrent: \"%2\". Torrent infohash: %3. Result: %4")
             .arg(source, existingTorrent->name(), existingTorrent->infoHash().toString(), message));
-    emit addTorrentFailed(source, {BitTorrent::AddTorrentError::DuplicateTorrent, message});
+    if (!added)
+    {
+        emit addTorrentFailed(source, {BitTorrent::AddTorrentError::DuplicateTorrent, message});
+    }
+    return added;
 }
 
 void AddTorrentManager::setTorrentFileGuard(const QString &source, std::shared_ptr<TorrentFileGuard> torrentFileGuard)
@@ -209,8 +215,7 @@ bool AddTorrentManager::processTorrent(const QString &source, const BitTorrent::
     if (BitTorrent::Torrent *torrent = btSession()->findTorrent(infoHash))
     {
         // a duplicate torrent is being added
-        handleDuplicateTorrent(source, torrentDescr, torrent);
-        return false;
+        return handleDuplicateTorrent(source, torrentDescr, torrent);
     }
 
     return addTorrentToSession(source, torrentDescr, addTorrentParams);
diff --git a/src/base/addtorrentmanager.h b/src/base/addtorrentmanager.h
index c0044be65057..f20f5fa2fa0b 100644
--- a/src/base/addtorrentmanager.h
+++ b/src/base/addtorrentmanager.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class AddTorrentManager : public ApplicationComponent<QObject>
     bool addTorrentToSession(const QString &source, const BitTorrent::TorrentDescriptor &torrentDescr
             , const BitTorrent::AddTorrentParams &addTorrentParams);
     void handleAddTorrentFailed(const QString &source, const QString &reason);
-    void handleDuplicateTorrent(const QString &source, const BitTorrent::TorrentDescriptor &torrentDescr, BitTorrent::Torrent *existingTorrent);
+    bool handleDuplicateTorrent(const QString &source, const BitTorrent::TorrentDescriptor &torrentDescr, BitTorrent::Torrent *existingTorrent);
     void setTorrentFileGuard(const QString &source, std::shared_ptr<TorrentFileGuard> torrentFileGuard);
     std::shared_ptr<TorrentFileGuard> releaseTorrentFileGuard(const QString &source);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/guiaddtorrentmanager.cpp b/src/gui/guiaddtorrentmanager.cpp
index 6e6b709d7d46..ae5b3b711f05 100644
--- a/src/gui/guiaddtorrentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/guiaddtorrentmanager.cpp
@@ -219,12 +219,13 @@ bool GUIAddTorrentManager::processTorrent(const QString &source
                 {
                     torrent->addTrackers(torrentDescr.trackers());
                     torrent->addUrlSeeds(torrentDescr.urlSeeds());
+                    return true;
                 }
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            handleDuplicateTorrent(source, torrentDescr, torrent);
+            return handleDuplicateTorrent(source, torrentDescr, torrent);
         }
 
         return false;