diff --git a/modules/qbittorrent.py b/modules/qbittorrent.py
index c26a274..6e81813 100755
--- a/modules/qbittorrent.py
+++ b/modules/qbittorrent.py
@@ -546,36 +546,39 @@ class Qbt:
                             # If both tracker and nohardlinks category setting is set, use the larger of the two
                             # If neither set, use 0 (no limit)
                             min_seeding_time = 0
-                            if (
-                                tracker["min_seeding_time"] is not None
-                                and tracker["min_seeding_time"] >= nohardlinks[category]["min_seeding_time"]
-                            ):
-                                min_seeding_time = tracker["min_seeding_time"]
+                            if (tracker["min_seeding_time"] is not None and nohardlinks[category]["min_seeding_time"] is not None:
+                                if tracker["min_seeding_time"] >= nohardlinks[category]["min_seeding_time"]:
+                                    min_seeding_time = tracker["min_seeding_time"]
                             elif nohardlinks[category]["min_seeding_time"]:
                                 min_seeding_time = nohardlinks[category]["min_seeding_time"]
+                            elif tracker["min_seeding_time"]:
+                                min_seeding_time = tracker["min_seeding_time"]
                             # Determine max_ratio.
                             # If only tracker setting is set, use tracker's max_ratio
                             # If only nohardlinks category setting is set, use nohardlinks category's max_ratio
                             # If both tracker and nohardlinks category setting is set, use the larger of the two
                             # If neither set, use -1 (no limit)
                             max_ratio = -1
-                            if tracker["max_ratio"] is not None and tracker["max_ratio"] >= nohardlinks[category]["max_ratio"]:
-                                max_ratio = tracker["max_ratio"]
+                            if tracker["max_ratio"] is not None and nohardlinks[category]["max_ratio"] is not None:
+                                if tracker["max_ratio"] >= nohardlinks[category]["max_ratio"]:
+                                    max_ratio = tracker["max_ratio"]
                             elif nohardlinks[category]["max_ratio"]:
                                 max_ratio = nohardlinks[category]["max_ratio"]
+                            elif tracker["max_ratio"]:
+                                max_ratio = tracker["max_ratio"]
                             # Determine max_seeding_time.
                             # If only tracker setting is set, use tracker's max_seeding_time
                             # If only nohardlinks category setting is set, use nohardlinks category's max_seeding_time
                             # If both tracker and nohardlinks category setting is set, use the larger of the two
                             # If neither set, use -1 (no limit)
                             max_seeding_time = -1
-                            if (
-                                tracker["max_seeding_time"] is not None
-                                and tracker["max_seeding_time"] >= nohardlinks[category]["max_seeding_time"]
-                            ):
-                                max_seeding_time = tracker["max_seeding_time"]
+                            if tracker["max_seeding_time"] is not None and nohardlinks[category]["max_seeding_time"] is not None:
+                                if tracker["max_seeding_time"] >= nohardlinks[category]["max_seeding_time"]:
+                                    max_seeding_time = tracker["max_seeding_time"]
                             elif nohardlinks[category]["max_seeding_time"]:
                                 max_seeding_time = nohardlinks[category]["max_seeding_time"]
+                            elif tracker["max_seeding_time"]:
+                                max_seeding_time = tracker["max_seeding_time"]
                             # Will only tag new torrents that don't have nohardlinks_tag tag
                             if self.config.nohardlinks_tag not in torrent.tags:
                                 add_tag_no_hl(add_tag=True)