diff --git a/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/widgets/jobStatusPage.py b/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/widgets/jobStatusPage.py
index 69b927ee..2ec74d17 100644
--- a/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/widgets/jobStatusPage.py
+++ b/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/widgets/jobStatusPage.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class JobStatusWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     file_metadata: dict | None = None
     total_layers = "?"
     _print_duration: float = 0.0
-    _VALID_STATES: typing.ClassVar[frozenset[str]] = frozenset({"printing", "paused"})
+    _VALID_STATES: typing.ClassVar[frozenset[str]] = frozenset({"printing"})
     _INVALID_STATES: typing.ClassVar[frozenset[str]] = frozenset(
         {"cancelled", "complete", "error", "standby"}
     )
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ def on_print_start(self, file: str) -> None:
         self.print_time_display_button.setText("?")
         self.printing_progress_bar.reset()
         self._print_duration = 0.0
-        self._internal_print_status = "printing"
         self.request_file_info.emit(file)
         self.print_start.emit(file)
         self._post_event(events.PrintStart(self._current_file_name, self.file_metadata))
@@ -221,22 +220,25 @@ def _handle_print_state(self, state: str) -> None:
         event_state = lstate
         is_valid = lstate in self._VALID_STATES
         is_invalid = lstate in self._INVALID_STATES
+
+        if lstate == "paused":
+            self.pause_printing_btn.setEnabled(True)
+            self.pause_printing_btn.setText("Resume")
+            self.pause_printing_btn.setPixmap(
+                QtGui.QPixmap(":/ui/media/btn_icons/play.svg")
+            )
+            event_state = "pause"
+        elif lstate == "printing":
+            self.pause_printing_btn.setEnabled(True)
+            self.pause_printing_btn.setText("Pause")
+            self.pause_printing_btn.setPixmap(
+                QtGui.QPixmap(":/ui/media/btn_icons/pause.svg")
+            )
+            event_state = "start"
+
+        self._internal_print_status = lstate
+
         if is_valid:
-            self._internal_print_status = lstate
-            if lstate == "paused":
-                self.pause_printing_btn.setEnabled(True)
-                self.pause_printing_btn.setText("Resume")
-                self.pause_printing_btn.setPixmap(
-                    QtGui.QPixmap(":/ui/media/btn_icons/play.svg")
-                )
-                event_state = "pause"
-            elif lstate == "printing":
-                self.pause_printing_btn.setEnabled(True)
-                self.pause_printing_btn.setText("Pause")
-                self.pause_printing_btn.setPixmap(
-                    QtGui.QPixmap(":/ui/media/btn_icons/pause.svg")
-                )
-                event_state = "start"
             self.request_query_print_stats.emit({"print_stats": ["filename"]})
             self.call_cancel_panel.emit(False)
             self.show_request.emit()
diff --git a/tests/widgets/test_job_status_page_unit.py b/tests/widgets/test_job_status_page_unit.py
index cd5997c5..4227c232 100644
--- a/tests/widgets/test_job_status_page_unit.py
+++ b/tests/widgets/test_job_status_page_unit.py
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ def test_resets_print_duration(self, widget):
         widget.on_print_start("test.gcode")
         assert widget._print_duration == 0.0
 
-    def test_sets_status_to_printing(self, widget):
-        widget.on_print_start("test.gcode")
-        assert widget._internal_print_status == "printing"
-
     def test_emits_print_start_signal(self, widget, qtbot):
         with qtbot.waitSignal(widget.print_start, timeout=500) as sig:
             widget.on_print_start("my_file.gcode")
@@ -98,9 +94,9 @@ def test_printing_emits_show_request(self, widget, qtbot):
         with qtbot.waitSignal(widget.show_request, timeout=500):
             widget._handle_print_state("printing")
 
-    def test_paused_emits_show_request(self, widget, qtbot):
-        with qtbot.waitSignal(widget.show_request, timeout=500):
-            widget._handle_print_state("paused")
+    #def test_paused_emits_show_request(self, widget, qtbot):
+    #    with qtbot.waitSignal(widget.show_request, timeout=500):
+    #        widget._handle_print_state("paused")
 
     def test_complete_emits_print_finish(self, widget, qtbot):
         with qtbot.waitSignal(widget.print_finish, timeout=500):