diff --git a/rc.c b/rc.c
index f600035..00f30f4 100644
--- a/rc.c
+++ b/rc.c
@@ -952,7 +952,9 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
 void tick(void) {
 	sprite_t *s;
 
-	SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
+	if (!paused) {
+		SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
+	}
 
 
 	if (paused) return;
@@ -5263,7 +5265,9 @@ void drawlevel(void) {
 			// update screen
 			//SDL_GL_SwapBuffers();
 			SDL_UpdateRect(screen, 0,0,640,480);
-			SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
+			if (!paused) {
+				SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
+			}
 
 			// remove players
 			if (curlevelnum != INTRO_LEVELNUM) {
@@ -5362,7 +5366,7 @@ void drawlevel(void) {
 			// update screen
 			//SDL_GL_SwapBuffers();
 			SDL_UpdateRect(screen, 0,0,640,480);
-			SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
+			if (!paused) SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
 
 			// remove players
 			if (curlevelnum != INTRO_LEVELNUM) {
@@ -5460,7 +5464,7 @@ void drawlevel(void) {
 			// update screen
 			//SDL_GL_SwapBuffers();
 			SDL_UpdateRect(screen, 0,0,640,480);
-			SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
+			if (!paused) SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
 
 
 			// remove players
@@ -5559,7 +5563,7 @@ void drawlevel(void) {
 			// update screen
 			//SDL_GL_SwapBuffers();
 			SDL_UpdateRect(screen, 0,0,640,480);
-			SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
+			if (!paused) SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
 
 			// remove players
 			if (curlevelnum != INTRO_LEVELNUM) {
@@ -8921,8 +8925,10 @@ void togglefullscreen(void) {
 
 	// redraw background
 	SDL_BlitSurface(temps, NULL, screen, NULL);
-	/* redo framerate manager */
-	SDL_setFramerate(&manager, WANTFPS);
+	if (!paused) {
+		/* redo framerate manager */
+		SDL_setFramerate(&manager, WANTFPS);
+	}
 }
 
 void initsdl(void) {
@@ -11543,7 +11549,7 @@ void checkhiscores(sprite_t *who){
 			}
 		}
 		
-		SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
+		if (!paused) SDL_framerateDelay(&manager);
 		SDL_UpdateRect(screen, 0,0,640,480);
 	}