diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
index aae0a7a836..11b726bc87 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrent.cs
@@ -378,11 +378,13 @@ public override DownloadClientInfo GetStatus()
                 }
             }
 
+            var minimumRetention = 60 * 24 * 14;
+
             return new DownloadClientInfo
             {
                 IsLocalhost = Settings.Host == "127.0.0.1" || Settings.Host == "localhost",
                 OutputRootFolders = new List<OsPath> { _remotePathMappingService.RemapRemoteToLocal(Settings.Host, destDir) },
-                RemovesCompletedDownloads = (config.MaxRatioEnabled || config.MaxSeedingTimeEnabled) && (config.MaxRatioAction == QBittorrentMaxRatioAction.Remove || config.MaxRatioAction == QBittorrentMaxRatioAction.DeleteFiles)
+                RemovesCompletedDownloads = (config.MaxRatioEnabled || (config.MaxSeedingTimeEnabled && config.MaxSeedingTime < minimumRetention)) && (config.MaxRatioAction == QBittorrentMaxRatioAction.Remove || config.MaxRatioAction == QBittorrentMaxRatioAction.DeleteFiles)
             };
         }