diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 56b02e2..ec11b9c 100755
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ def play_bgm(music_file):
 def pause_game():
     """Pauses the game"""
     speak("Game paused, press backspace to resume.")
+    pygame.event.clear()
     try:
         pygame.mixer.pause()
     except:
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ def pause_game():
     while True:
         event = pygame.event.wait()
         if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key == pygame.K_BACKSPACE: break
+
     try:
         pygame.mixer.unpause()
     except:
@@ -341,6 +343,8 @@ def pause_game():
     except:
         pass
 
+    pygame.event.pump()
+
 def get_input(prompt="Enter text:", text=""):
     """Display a dialog box for text input.