diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 16e61a1..7b8abc0 100755
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -318,11 +318,28 @@ def play_bgm(music_file):
 def pause_game():
     """Pauses the game"""
     speak("Game paused, press backspace to resume.")
+    try:
+        pygame.mixer.pause()
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        pygame.mixer.music.pause()
+    except:
+        pass
+
     while True:
         event = pygame.event.wait()
-        if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key == pygame.K_BACKSPACE: return
-    
+        if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and not event.key == pygame.K_BACKSPACE: continue
+    try:
+        pygame.mixer.pause()
+    except:
+        pass
 
+    try:
+        pygame.mixer.music.pause()
+    except:
+        pass
 
 def get_input(prompt="Enter text:", text=""):
     """Display a dialog box for text input.