diff --git a/lib/intval/index.js b/lib/intval/index.js
index 4c4dd49..e8a502d 100644
--- a/lib/intval/index.js
+++ b/lib/intval/index.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ intval.init = function () {
 		frame : {
 			start : 0, 		//time frame started, timestamp
 			active : false, //should frame be running
+			paused : false,
 			time : 0, 		//length of frame, in ms
 			delay : 0, 		//delay before start of frame, in ms
 			open : 300, 	//delay before pausing frame in open state
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ intval._startBwd = function () {
 intval._pause = function () {
 	intval._pin.fwd.writeSync(0)
 	intval._pin.fwd.writeSync(0)
+	intval._state.micro.paused = true
 }
 /** 
 * Stop motor by setting both motor pins to 0 (LOW)
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ intval._watchMicro = function (err, val) {
 			log.info('Microswitch primed to stop motor')
 		}
 	} else if (val === 1 && intval._state.frame.active) {
-		if (intval._state.micro.primed) {
+		if (intval._state.micro.primed && !intval._state.micro.paused) {
 			intval._state.micro.primed = false
 			intval._state.micro.time = 0
 			//setTimeout( () => {
@@ -289,12 +291,15 @@ intval.frame = function (dir = null, time = null) {
 		setTimeout(intval._pause, intval._state.frame.open)
 		if (dir) {
 			log.info('frame', { pausing : time - intval._state.frame.open })
-			setTimeout(() => {
-				log.info('frame', 'restarting after pause')
+			setTimeout( () => {
+				intval._state.frame.paused = false
 				intval._startFwd()
 			}, time - intval._state.frame.open)
 		} else {
-			setTimeout(intval._startBwd, time - intval._state.frame.open)
+			setTimeout( () => {
+				intval._state.frame.paused = false
+				intval._startBwd()
+			}, time - intval._state.frame.open)
 		}
 	}
 }