diff --git a/src/Audio/StaticSoundInstance.cs b/src/Audio/StaticSoundInstance.cs
index 79fc27b5..e4dff7b7 100644
--- a/src/Audio/StaticSoundInstance.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/StaticSoundInstance.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Audio
 
 		public override void Pause()
 		{
-			if (State == SoundState.Paused)
+			if (State == SoundState.Playing)
 			{
 				FAudio.FAudioSourceVoice_Stop(Voice, 0, 0);
 				State = SoundState.Paused;