diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index b1fc627354..d027549bce 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -1266,7 +1266,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	SMBF_STEREO = (1 << 5),
 	SMBF_ANSWER_REQ = (1 << 6),
 	SMBF_THREAD_LOCK = (1 << 7),
-	SMBF_PRUNE = (1 << 8)
+	SMBF_PRUNE = (1 << 8),
+	SMBF_NO_PAUSE = (1 << 9)
 } switch_media_bug_flag_enum_t;
 typedef uint32_t switch_media_bug_flag_t;
 
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_dsp.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_dsp.c
index aa7d05cf9e..005924194f 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_dsp.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_dsp.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ switch_status_t spandsp_inband_dtmf_session(switch_core_session_t *session)
 	}
 
 	if ((status = switch_core_media_bug_add(session, "spandsp_dtmf_detect", NULL,
-                                            inband_dtmf_callback, pvt, 0, SMBF_READ_REPLACE, &bug)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+                                            inband_dtmf_callback, pvt, 0, SMBF_READ_REPLACE | SMBF_NO_PAUSE, &bug)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return status;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/switch_core_io.c b/src/switch_core_io.c
index 4e6d2fc6a2..7e63e88db7 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_io.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_io.c
@@ -367,13 +367,17 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_read_frame(switch_core_sessi
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (session->bugs && !switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_PAUSE_BUGS)) {
+		if (session->bugs) {
 			switch_media_bug_t *bp;
 			switch_bool_t ok = SWITCH_TRUE;
 			int prune = 0;
 			switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(session->bug_rwlock);
 
 			for (bp = session->bugs; bp; bp = bp->next) {
+				if (switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_PAUSE_BUGS) && !switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bp, SMBF_NO_PAUSE)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				if (!switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_ANSWERED) && switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bp, SMBF_ANSWER_REQ)) {
 					continue;
 				}
@@ -528,12 +532,16 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_read_frame(switch_core_sessi
 		if (flag & SFF_CNG) {
 			switch_set_flag((*frame), SFF_CNG);
 		}
-		if (session->bugs && !switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_PAUSE_BUGS)) {
+		if (session->bugs) {
 			switch_media_bug_t *bp;
 			switch_bool_t ok = SWITCH_TRUE;
 			int prune = 0;
 			switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(session->bug_rwlock);
 			for (bp = session->bugs; bp; bp = bp->next) {
+				if (switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_PAUSE_BUGS) && !switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bp, SMBF_NO_PAUSE)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				if (!switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_ANSWERED) && switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bp, SMBF_ANSWER_REQ)) {
 					continue;
 				}
@@ -814,7 +822,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_write_frame(switch_core_sess
 
 
 
-	if (session->bugs && !switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_PAUSE_BUGS)) {
+	if (session->bugs) {
 		switch_media_bug_t *bp;
 		int prune = 0;
 
@@ -825,6 +833,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_write_frame(switch_core_sess
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if (switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_PAUSE_BUGS) && !switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bp, SMBF_NO_PAUSE)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if (!switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_ANSWERED) && switch_core_media_bug_test_flag(bp, SMBF_ANSWER_REQ)) {
 				continue;
 			}
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_async.c b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
index 9bfa27eae7..7cda473565 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_async.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
@@ -827,10 +827,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_displace_session(switch_core_session_
 
 	if (flags && strchr(flags, 'r')) {
 		status = switch_core_media_bug_add(session, "displace", file,
-										   read_displace_callback, dh, to, SMBF_WRITE_REPLACE | SMBF_READ_REPLACE, &bug);
+										   read_displace_callback, dh, to, SMBF_WRITE_REPLACE | SMBF_READ_REPLACE | SMBF_NO_PAUSE, &bug);
 	} else {
 		status = switch_core_media_bug_add(session, "displace", file,
-										   write_displace_callback, dh, to, SMBF_WRITE_REPLACE | SMBF_READ_REPLACE, &bug);
+										   write_displace_callback, dh, to, SMBF_WRITE_REPLACE | SMBF_READ_REPLACE | SMBF_NO_PAUSE, &bug);
 	}
 
 	if (status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
@@ -1166,7 +1166,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_eavesdrop_session(switch_core_session
 
 		if (switch_core_media_bug_add(tsession, "eavesdrop", uuid,
 									  eavesdrop_callback, ep, 0,
-									  SMBF_READ_STREAM | SMBF_WRITE_STREAM | SMBF_READ_REPLACE | SMBF_WRITE_REPLACE | SMBF_READ_PING | SMBF_THREAD_LOCK,
+									  SMBF_READ_STREAM | SMBF_WRITE_STREAM | SMBF_READ_REPLACE | SMBF_WRITE_REPLACE | 
+									  SMBF_READ_PING | SMBF_THREAD_LOCK | SMBF_NO_PAUSE,
 									  &bug) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot attach bug\n");
 			goto end;
@@ -1622,7 +1623,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_preprocess_session(switch_core_sessio
 	switch_media_bug_t *bug;
 	switch_status_t status;
 	time_t to = 0;
-	switch_media_bug_flag_t flags = 0;
+	switch_media_bug_flag_t flags = SMBF_NO_PAUSE;
 	switch_codec_implementation_t read_impl = { 0 };
 	pp_cb_t *cb;
 	int update = 0;
@@ -1885,7 +1886,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_session_audio(switch_core_session_t *
 	switch_status_t status;
 	switch_session_audio_t *pvt;
 	switch_codec_implementation_t read_impl = { 0 };
-	int existing = 0, c_read = 0, c_write = 0, flags = 0;
+	int existing = 0, c_read = 0, c_write = 0, flags = SMBF_NO_PAUSE;
 
 	if (switch_channel_pre_answer(channel) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
@@ -2035,7 +2036,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_inband_dtmf_session(switch_core_sessi
 	}
 
 	if ((status = switch_core_media_bug_add(session, "inband_dtmf", NULL,
-											inband_dtmf_callback, pvt, 0, SMBF_READ_REPLACE, &bug)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+											inband_dtmf_callback, pvt, 0, SMBF_READ_REPLACE | SMBF_NO_PAUSE, &bug)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return status;
 	}
 
@@ -2236,7 +2237,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_inband_dtmf_generate_session(switch_c
 
 	if ((status = switch_core_media_bug_add(session, "inband_dtmf_generate", NULL,
 											inband_dtmf_generate_callback, pvt, 0,
-											pvt->read ? SMBF_READ_REPLACE : SMBF_WRITE_REPLACE, &bug)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+											SMBF_NO_PAUSE | pvt->read ? SMBF_READ_REPLACE : SMBF_WRITE_REPLACE , &bug)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return status;
 	}
 
@@ -2540,6 +2541,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_tone_detect_session(switch_core_sessi
 		}
 	}
 
+	bflags |= SMBF_NO_PAUSE;
+
 	if (cont->bug_running) {
 		status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "%s bug already running\n", switch_channel_get_name(channel));
@@ -3192,7 +3195,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_detect_speech(switch_core_session_t *
 	}
 
 	if ((status = switch_core_media_bug_add(session, "detect_speech", key,
-											speech_callback, sth, 0, SMBF_READ_STREAM, &sth->bug)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+											speech_callback, sth, 0, SMBF_READ_STREAM | SMBF_NO_PAUSE, &sth->bug)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_core_asr_close(ah, &flags);
 		return status;
 	}