diff --git a/src/client/cl_parse.c b/src/client/cl_parse.c
index 49632909..2b6cbeb3 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_parse.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_parse.c
@@ -805,6 +805,8 @@ CL_ParseFrame(void)
 				{
 					Cvar_Set("paused", "0");
 				}
+
+				paused_at_load = false;
 			}
 		}