diff --git a/code/fgame/actor.cpp b/code/fgame/actor.cpp
index 56ed6bc9..6fc47646 100644
--- a/code/fgame/actor.cpp
+++ b/code/fgame/actor.cpp
@@ -4512,12 +4512,8 @@ void Actor::UpdateAnim
 		Com_Printf("ChangeAnim\n");
 		ChangeAnim();
 	}
-	Director.iPaused--;
-	if (!Director.iPaused)
-	{
-		Director.ExecuteRunning();
-	}
-	Director.iPaused++;
+	Director.Unpause();
+	Director.Pause();
 
 	if (m_csSayAnim != STRING_EMPTY)
 	{
@@ -5534,9 +5530,7 @@ void Actor::Think
 
 		m_bNeedReload = false;
 		mbBreakSpecialAttack = false;
-		Director.iPaused--;
-		if (!Director.iPaused)
-			Director.ExecuteRunning();
+		Director.Unpause();
 		
 		//gi.DPrintf("Actor::Think 5: entnum %d, classname: %s\n", entnum, G_GetEntity(0) ? G_GetEntity(0)->getClassname() : "");
 	}
@@ -8234,13 +8228,9 @@ void Actor::IdleTurn
 
 			SafePtr<SimpleEntity> prevTurnEntity = m_pTurnEntity;
 
-			Director.iPaused--;
-			if (!Director.iPaused)
-			{
-				Director.ExecuteRunning();
-			}
+			Director.Unpause();
 			Unregister(STRING_TURNDONE);
-			Director.iPaused++;
+			Director.Pause();
 
 
 			if (m_pTurnEntity == prevTurnEntity)
diff --git a/code/fgame/g_main.cpp b/code/fgame/g_main.cpp
index bed7fffa..887e022c 100644
--- a/code/fgame/g_main.cpp
+++ b/code/fgame/g_main.cpp
@@ -545,14 +545,8 @@ void G_RunFrame( int levelTime, int frameTime )
 			}
 		}
 
-		Director.iPaused--;
 		g_iInThinks++;
-
-		if( !Director.iPaused )
-		{
-			Director.ExecuteRunning();
-		}
-
+		Director.Unpause();
 		g_iInThinks--;
 
 		// Process any pending events that got posted during the script code
diff --git a/code/fgame/level.cpp b/code/fgame/level.cpp
index 2f4e84aa..3ebf78e7 100644
--- a/code/fgame/level.cpp
+++ b/code/fgame/level.cpp
@@ -1218,9 +1218,7 @@ void Level::ServerSpawned(void)
             ent->entity->Unregister(STRING_SPAWN);
         }
 
-        if (Director.iPaused-- == 1) {
-            Director.ExecuteRunning();
-        }
+        Director.Unpause();
 
         Unregister(STRING_SPAWN);
     }
diff --git a/code/fgame/scriptmaster.cpp b/code/fgame/scriptmaster.cpp
index 9a75d96d..2f77eacf 100644
--- a/code/fgame/scriptmaster.cpp
+++ b/code/fgame/scriptmaster.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 ===========================================================================
-Copyright (C) 2015 the OpenMoHAA team
+Copyright (C) 2023 the OpenMoHAA team
 
 This file is part of OpenMoHAA source code.
 
diff --git a/code/fgame/scriptmaster.h b/code/fgame/scriptmaster.h
index dbc3d42c..414f7fde 100644
--- a/code/fgame/scriptmaster.h
+++ b/code/fgame/scriptmaster.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 ===========================================================================
-Copyright (C) 2015 the OpenMoHAA team
+Copyright (C) 2023 the OpenMoHAA team
 
 This file is part of OpenMoHAA source code.