diff --git a/src/virtManager/details.py b/src/virtManager/details.py
index 3ee53fd6..e56b6b59 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/details.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/details.py
@@ -1227,6 +1227,9 @@ class vmmDetails(vmmGObjectUI):
         if self.ignorePause:
             return
 
+        # Let state handler listener change things if necc.
+        self.set_pause_state(not src.get_active())
+
         if not self.vm.is_paused():
             self.emit("action-suspend-domain",
                       self.vm.get_connection().get_uri(),
@@ -1236,8 +1239,6 @@ class vmmDetails(vmmGObjectUI):
                       self.vm.get_connection().get_uri(),
                       self.vm.get_uuid())
 
-        # Let state handler listener change things if necc.
-        self.set_pause_state(not src.get_active())
 
     def control_vm_run(self, src_ignore):
         self.emit("action-run-domain",
diff --git a/src/virtManager/manager.py b/src/virtManager/manager.py
index f69040ec..7d902520 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/manager.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/manager.py
@@ -637,15 +637,15 @@ class vmmManager(vmmGObjectUI):
 
         do_pause = src.get_active()
 
+        # Set button state back to original value: just let the status
+        # update function fix things for us
+        self.set_pause_state(not do_pause)
+
         if do_pause:
             self.pause_vm(None)
         else:
             self.resume_vm(None)
 
-        # Set button state back to original value: just let the status
-        # update function fix things for us
-        self.set_pause_state(not do_pause)
-
     def start_vm(self, ignore):
         vm = self.current_vm()
         if vm is not None: