diff --git a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/restapi/create_torrent_endpoint.py b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/restapi/create_torrent_endpoint.py
index 078b3c95dcf..03d7ba3d601 100644
--- a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/restapi/create_torrent_endpoint.py
+++ b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/restapi/create_torrent_endpoint.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ async def create_torrent(self, request):
         # Download this torrent if specified
         if 'download' in request.query and request.query['download'] and request.query['download'] == "1":
             download_config = DownloadConfig()
-            download_config.set_dest_dir(result['base_path'] if len(file_path_list) == 1 else result['base_dir'])
+            download_config.set_dest_dir(result['base_dir'])
             download_config.set_hops(self.download_manager.download_defaults.number_hops)
             self.download_manager.start_download(tdef=TorrentDef(metainfo_dict), config=download_config)
 
diff --git a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/utils/torrent_utils.py b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/utils/torrent_utils.py
index 1848726aed1..6f7efca8e02 100644
--- a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/utils/torrent_utils.py
+++ b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/utils/torrent_utils.py
@@ -81,11 +81,12 @@ def create_torrent_file(file_path_list, params, torrent_filepath=None):
     # filter all non-files
     path_list = list(_existing_files(file_path_list))
 
+    # ACHTUNG!
+    # In the case of a multi-file torrent, the torrent name plays the role of the toplevel dir name.
     # get the directory where these files are in. If there are multiple files, take the common directory they are in
-    base_path = commonprefix(path_list).parent if len(path_list) > 1 else path_list[0].parent
-    base_path = base_path.absolute()
+    base_dir = (commonprefix(path_list).parent if len(path_list) > 1 else path_list[0].parent).absolute()
     for path in path_list:
-        relative = path.relative_to(base_path)
+        relative = path.relative_to(base_dir)
         fs.add_file(str(relative), path.size())
 
     if params.get(b'piece length'):
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ def create_torrent_file(file_path_list, params, torrent_filepath=None):
     params = {k: (v.decode('utf-8') if isinstance(v, bytes) else v) for k, v in params.items()}
 
     torrent = lt.create_torrent(fs, piece_size=piece_size, flags=flags)
-    # Python2 wants binary, python3 want unicode
     if params.get(b'comment'):
         torrent.set_comment(params[b'comment'])
     if params.get(b'created by'):
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def create_torrent_file(file_path_list, params, torrent_filepath=None):
             torrent.add_url_seed(params[b'urllist'])
 
     # read the files and calculate the hashes
-    lt.set_piece_hashes(torrent, str(base_path))
+    lt.set_piece_hashes(torrent, str(base_dir))
 
     t1 = torrent.generate()
     torrent = lt.bencode(t1)
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ def create_torrent_file(file_path_list, params, torrent_filepath=None):
 
     return {
         'success': True,
-        'base_path': base_path,
-        'base_dir': base_path.parent,
+        'base_dir': base_dir,
         'torrent_file_path': torrent_filepath,
         'metainfo': torrent,
         'infohash': sha1(lt.bencode(t1[b'info'])).digest()
diff --git a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/utilities/tests/test_torrent_utils.py b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/utilities/tests/test_torrent_utils.py
index 01734ccbb27..4bafeb5204d 100644
--- a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/utilities/tests/test_torrent_utils.py
+++ b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/utilities/tests/test_torrent_utils.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from tribler_core.components.libtorrent.utils.torrent_utils import (
+    commonprefix,
+    create_torrent_file,
+    get_info_from_handle,
+)
 from tribler_core.tests.tools.common import TESTS_DATA_DIR
 from tribler_core.utilities.path_util import Path
-from tribler_core.components.libtorrent.utils.torrent_utils import commonprefix, create_torrent_file, \
-    get_info_from_handle
 
 TORRENT_DATA_DIR = TESTS_DATA_DIR / "torrent_creation_files"
 FILE1_NAME = "file1.txt"
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ def get_params():
 
 def verify_created_torrent(result):
     assert isinstance(result, dict)
-    assert result["base_path"] == TORRENT_DATA_DIR
+    assert result["base_dir"] == TORRENT_DATA_DIR
     assert result["success"]
 
 
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ def test_create_torrent_two_files():
     file_path_list = [TORRENT_DATA_DIR / FILE1_NAME,
                       TORRENT_DATA_DIR / FILE2_NAME]
     result = create_torrent_file(file_path_list, get_params())
+    assert result['base_dir'] == TORRENT_DATA_DIR.parent
     assert result["success"]