diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/QBittorrentTests/QBittorrentFixture.cs
index 09c1ea4c5..c83c6e5dd 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 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download.DownloadClientTests.QBittorrentTests
             {
                 Mocker.GetMock<IQBittorrentProxy>()
                     .Setup(s => s.GetTorrentProperties(torrent.Hash.ToLower(), It.IsAny<QBittorrentSettings>()))
-                    .Returns(new QBittorrentTorrentProperties { ContentPath = torrent.ContentPath, SavePath = torrent.SavePath });
+                    .Returns(new QBittorrentTorrentProperties { SavePath = torrent.SavePath });
 
                 Mocker.GetMock<IQBittorrentProxy>()
                     .Setup(s => s.GetTorrentFiles(torrent.Hash.ToLower(), It.IsAny<QBittorrentSettings>()))
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
index e111da7ca..2b581343c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
@@ -302,6 +302,19 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
                         break;
                 }
 
+                if (version >= new Version("2.6.1") && item.Status == DownloadItemStatus.Completed)
+                {
+                    if (torrent.ContentPath != torrent.SavePath)
+                    {
+                        item.OutputPath = _remotePathMappingService.RemapRemoteToLocal(Settings.Host, new OsPath(torrent.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'?";
+                    }
+                }
+
                 queueItems.Add(item);
             }
 
@@ -315,22 +328,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 
         public override DownloadClientItem GetImportItem(DownloadClientItem item, DownloadClientItem previousImportAttempt)
         {
-            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"))
+            // On API version >= 2.6.1 this is already set correctly
+            if (!item.OutputPath.IsEmpty)
             {
-                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;
             }
 
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
                 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)
@@ -349,9 +354,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
             }
 
             var outputPath = savePath + relativePath.FileName;
-            item.OutputPath = _remotePathMappingService.RemapRemoteToLocal(Settings.Host, outputPath);
 
-            return item;
+            result.OutputPath = _remotePathMappingService.RemapRemoteToLocal(Settings.Host, outputPath);
+
+            return result;
         }
 
         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 355456623..41e300446 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentTorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentTorrent.cs
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 
         [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