diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index b65ec0cfb156aaee8b1644e3fc3fbbd4d7e58849..2bf67bde190f4009cc83d8fab3fff0aeeac129eb 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -2260,7 +2260,8 @@ static int is_our_turn(struct queue_ent *qe)
 				switch (cur->status) {
 				case AST_DEVICE_NOT_INUSE:
 				case AST_DEVICE_UNKNOWN:
-					avl++;
+					if (!cur->paused)
+						avl++;
 					break;
 				}
 			}