diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index 73719a9d92..85d6ec3263 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -3869,10 +3869,10 @@ static void rt_handle_member_record(struct call_queue *q, char *category, struct
 			m->dead = 0;	/* Do not delete this one. */
 			ast_copy_string(m->rt_uniqueid, rt_uniqueid, sizeof(m->rt_uniqueid));
 			if (paused_str) {
-				m->paused = paused;
-				if (paused && m->lastpause == 0) {
+				if (paused && !m->paused) {
 					time(&m->lastpause); /* XXX: Should this come from realtime? */
 				}
+				m->paused = paused;
 				ast_devstate_changed(m->paused ? QUEUE_PAUSED_DEVSTATE : QUEUE_UNPAUSED_DEVSTATE,
 					AST_DEVSTATE_CACHABLE, "Queue:%s_pause_%s", q->name, m->interface);
 			}