diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs
index e22b9d469..749a68d7a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/rTorrent/RTorrentProxy.cs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ private string[] GetCommands(string label, RTorrentPriority priority, string dir
 
             if (directory.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
-                result.Add("d.directory.set=" + label);
+                result.Add("d.directory.set=" + directory);
             }
 
             return result.ToArray();