diff --git a/src/Main.cpp b/src/Main.cpp
index b941a63..0fc45b7 100644
--- a/src/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/Main.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ int main()
 		}
 
 		if (paused) {
+			// window.display() is where SFML implements frame rate limiting
+			// If we don't run this here, then when paused septadrop will max out the thread
+			window.display();
 			continue;
 		}