diff --git a/src/monitor.c b/src/monitor.c
index aeec24824..d15a2ecf7 100644
--- a/src/monitor.c
+++ b/src/monitor.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "restore.h"
 #include "status.h"
 #include "monitor.h"
-#include "memory.h"
 
 int get_runtime_left (const hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 {
@@ -333,29 +332,37 @@ static int monitor (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
     {
       time (&status_ctx->timer_bypass_cur);
 
-      // --bypass-delay check
-      if((status_ctx->timer_bypass_cur - status_ctx->timer_bypass_start) >= user_options->bypass_delay)
+      if(status_ctx->devices_status == STATUS_RUNNING)
       {
-        time (&status_ctx->timer_bypass_start);
-
-        // --bypass-threshold check
-        if((u32)(hashcat_ctx->hashes->digests_done - status_ctx->bypass_digests_done) < user_options->bypass_threshold)
+        // --bypass-delay check
+        if((status_ctx->timer_bypass_cur - status_ctx->timer_bypass_start) >= user_options->bypass_delay)
         {
-          event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
-          event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
+          time (&status_ctx->timer_bypass_start);
 
-          bypass (hashcat_ctx);
+          // --bypass-threshold check
+          if((u32)(hashcat_ctx->hashes->digests_done - status_ctx->bypass_digests_done) < user_options->bypass_threshold)
+          {
+            event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
+            event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
 
-          event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "Bypass threshold reached! Next dictionary / mask in queue selected. Bypassing current one.");
+            bypass (hashcat_ctx);
 
-          event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
-          status_ctx->bypass_digests_done = 0;
-        } else
-        {
+            event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "Bypass threshold reached! Next dictionary / mask in queue selected. Bypassing current one.");
+
+            event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
+            status_ctx->bypass_digests_done = 0;
+          }
+          else
+          {
               // enough recovered to continue the session
               status_ctx->bypass_digests_done = hashcat_ctx->hashes->digests_done;
+          }
         }
       }
+      else if(status_ctx->devices_status == STATUS_PAUSED)
+      {
+        status_ctx->timer_bypass_start += 1;
+      }
     }
   }