diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp
index 7937b6d84..bc0810605 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp
@@ -268,26 +268,34 @@ void qavProcessTicker(QAV* const pQAV, int* duration, int* lastTick)
 
 void qavProcessTimer(PLAYER* const pPlayer, QAV* const pQAV, int* duration, double* smoothratio, bool const fixedduration)
 {
-    // Process clock based on QAV's ticrate and last tick value.
-    qavProcessTicker(pQAV, &pPlayer->qavTimer, &pPlayer->qavLastTick);
+    // Process if not paused.
+    if (!paused)
+    {
+        // Process clock based on QAV's ticrate and last tick value.
+        qavProcessTicker(pQAV, &pPlayer->qavTimer, &pPlayer->qavLastTick);
 
-    if (pPlayer->weaponTimer == 0)
-    {
-        // Check if we're playing an idle QAV as per the ticker's weapon timer.
-        *duration = fixedduration ? pQAV->duration - 1 : I_GetBuildTime() % pQAV->duration;
-        *smoothratio = MaxSmoothRatio;
-    }
-    else if (pPlayer->qavTimer == 0)
-    {
-        // If qavTimer is 0, play the last frame uninterpolated. Sometimes the timer can be just ahead of weaponTimer.
-        *duration = pQAV->duration - 1;
-        *smoothratio = MaxSmoothRatio;
+        if (pPlayer->weaponTimer == 0)
+        {
+            // Check if we're playing an idle QAV as per the ticker's weapon timer.
+            *duration = fixedduration ? pQAV->duration - 1 : I_GetBuildTime() % pQAV->duration;
+            *smoothratio = MaxSmoothRatio;
+        }
+        else if (pPlayer->qavTimer == 0)
+        {
+            // If qavTimer is 0, play the last frame uninterpolated. Sometimes the timer can be just ahead of weaponTimer.
+            *duration = pQAV->duration - 1;
+            *smoothratio = MaxSmoothRatio;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Apply normal values.
+            *duration = pQAV->duration - pPlayer->qavTimer;
+            *smoothratio = I_GetTimeFrac(pQAV->ticrate) * MaxSmoothRatio;
+        }
     }
     else
     {
-        // Apply normal values.
-        *duration = pQAV->duration - pPlayer->qavTimer;
-        *smoothratio = I_GetTimeFrac(pQAV->ticrate) * MaxSmoothRatio;
+        *smoothratio = MaxSmoothRatio;
     }
 }