diff --git a/src/resonantinduction/ClientProxy.java b/src/resonantinduction/ClientProxy.java
index fd342465..9f687095 100644
--- a/src/resonantinduction/ClientProxy.java
+++ b/src/resonantinduction/ClientProxy.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package resonantinduction;
 
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
@@ -50,6 +51,25 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public boolean isPaused()
+	{
+		if(FMLClientHandler.instance().getClient().isSingleplayer() && !FMLClientHandler.instance().getClient().getIntegratedServer().getPublic())
+		{
+			GuiScreen screen = FMLClientHandler.instance().getClient().currentScreen;
+			
+			if(screen != null)
+			{
+				if(screen.doesGuiPauseGame())
+				{
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void renderElectricShock(World world, Vector3 start, Vector3 target, float r, float g, float b)
diff --git a/src/resonantinduction/CommonProxy.java b/src/resonantinduction/CommonProxy.java
index 320d95e7..4e8a3fdb 100644
--- a/src/resonantinduction/CommonProxy.java
+++ b/src/resonantinduction/CommonProxy.java
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ public class CommonProxy implements IGuiHandler
 	{
 		return null;
 	}
+	
+	public boolean isPaused()
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	public void renderElectricShock(World world, Vector3 start, Vector3 target, float r, float g, float b)
 	{
diff --git a/src/resonantinduction/render/RenderEMContractor.java b/src/resonantinduction/render/RenderEMContractor.java
index 1702d785..ae2f0980 100644
--- a/src/resonantinduction/render/RenderEMContractor.java
+++ b/src/resonantinduction/render/RenderEMContractor.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class RenderEMContractor extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer
 			this.func_110628_a(TEXTURE_PUSH);
 		}
 		
-		MODEL.render(0.0625f, ((TileEntityEMContractor)t).canFunction());
+		MODEL.render(0.0625f, ((TileEntityEMContractor)t).canFunction() && ResonantInduction.proxy.isPaused());
 
 		GL11.glPopMatrix();
 	}