diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadManager.kt
index d3a449b493..2a0b92aca2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadManager.kt
@@ -99,10 +99,13 @@ class DownloadManager(context: Context) {
      * @param downloads value to set the download queue to
      */
     fun reorderQueue(downloads: List<Download>) {
+        val wasPaused  = downloader.isPaused()
         downloader.pause()
         downloader.queue.clear()
         downloader.queue.addAll(downloads)
-        downloader.start()
+        if(!wasPaused){
+            downloader.start()
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
index bdccdb9670..e00c614202 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/Downloader.kt
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ class Downloader(
         notifier.paused = true
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if downloader is paused
+     */
+    fun isPaused() = !isRunning
+
     /**
      * Removes everything from the queue.
      *