diff --git a/homeassistant/components/transmission/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/transmission/sensor.py
index ef1e68e2d0a..ea62de71e8d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/transmission/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/transmission/sensor.py
@@ -145,12 +145,10 @@ class TransmissionTorrentsSensor(TransmissionSensor):
     @property
     def device_state_attributes(self):
         """Return the state attributes, if any."""
-        limit = self._tm_client.config_entry.options[CONF_LIMIT]
-        order = self._tm_client.config_entry.options[CONF_ORDER]
-        torrents = self._tm_client.api.torrents[0:limit]
         info = _torrents_info(
-            torrents,
-            order=order,
+            torrents=self._tm_client.api.torrents,
+            order=self._tm_client.config_entry.options[CONF_ORDER],
+            limit=self._tm_client.config_entry.options[CONF_LIMIT],
             statuses=self.SUBTYPE_MODES[self._sub_type],
         )
         return {
@@ -173,11 +171,11 @@ def _filter_torrents(torrents, statuses=None):
     ]
 
 
-def _torrents_info(torrents, order, statuses=None):
+def _torrents_info(torrents, order, limit, statuses=None):
     infos = {}
     torrents = _filter_torrents(torrents, statuses)
     torrents = SUPPORTED_ORDER_MODES[order](torrents)
-    for torrent in _filter_torrents(torrents, statuses):
+    for torrent in torrents[:limit]:
         info = infos[torrent.name] = {
             "added_date": torrent.addedDate,
             "percent_done": f"{torrent.percentDone * 100:.2f}",