diff -r 2a6bbf305c17 -r d36c45088e36 core/systems/PluginSys.cpp
--- a/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp	Wed Feb 21 22:09:05 2007 +0000
+++ b/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp	Thu Feb 22 02:05:50 2007 +0000
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
 	}
 
 	m_ctx.base = new BaseContext(m_ctx.ctx);
-	m_ctx.base->SetRunnable(false);
 	m_ctx.ctx->user[SM_CONTEXTVAR_MYSELF] = (void *)this;
 
 	m_status = Plugin_Created;
@@ -222,9 +221,9 @@
 	vsnprintf(m_errormsg, sizeof(m_errormsg), error_fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
-	if (m_ctx.base)
+	if (m_ctx.ctx)
 	{
-		m_ctx.base->SetRunnable(false);
+		m_ctx.ctx->flags |= SPFLAG_PLUGIN_PAUSED;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -310,7 +309,6 @@
 	}
 
 	m_status = Plugin_Loaded;
-	m_ctx.base->SetRunnable(true);
 
 	int err;
 	cell_t result;
@@ -397,8 +395,6 @@
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	m_status = (paused) ? Plugin_Paused : Plugin_Running;
-
 	IPluginFunction *pFunction = m_ctx.base->GetFunctionByName("OnPluginPauseChange");
 	if (pFunction)
 	{
@@ -407,6 +403,15 @@
 		pFunction->Execute(&result);
 	}
 
+	if (paused)
+	{
+		m_status = Plugin_Paused;
+		m_ctx.ctx->flags |= SPFLAG_PLUGIN_PAUSED;
+	} else {
+		m_status = Plugin_Running;
+		m_ctx.ctx->flags &= ~SPFLAG_PLUGIN_PAUSED;
+	}
+
 	g_PluginSys._SetPauseState(this, paused);
 
 	return true;