diff --git a/GoldWars/GoldWars/RoundTimer.swift b/GoldWars/GoldWars/RoundTimer.swift
index 4d4a699..f7913bf 100644
--- a/GoldWars/GoldWars/RoundTimer.swift
+++ b/GoldWars/GoldWars/RoundTimer.swift
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ class RoundTimer: Timer {
     }
     
     func stopTimer() {
+        guard timer != nil else { return }
         timer?.invalidate()
+        timer = nil
     }
     
     func resumeTimer() {
diff --git a/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/GameScene.swift b/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/GameScene.swift
index b23726b..f6fe24a 100644
--- a/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/GameScene.swift
+++ b/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/GameScene.swift
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ class GameScene: SKScene{
     }
     
     @objc func pauseGame() -> Void {
+        entityManager.removeModal()
+        entityManager.getHUD()?.roundTimer.stopTimer()
         entityManager.add(Modal(modaltype: .PauseGame,
                                 base: nil,
                                 anchorPoint: CGPoint(x: self.size.width / 2 , y: self.size.height / 2),
@@ -251,7 +253,6 @@ class GameScene: SKScene{
                                 touchLocation: nil,
                                 collisionBase: nil
                                 ))
-        entityManager.getHUD()?.roundTimer.stopTimer()
     }
     @objc func resumeGame() -> Void {
         entityManager.removeModal()