diff --git a/addons/escoria-ui-return-monkey-island/menus/pause_menu/pause_menu.gd b/addons/escoria-ui-return-monkey-island/menus/pause_menu/pause_menu.gd
index 44b1dbb6..e01a7b49 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-ui-return-monkey-island/menus/pause_menu/pause_menu.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-ui-return-monkey-island/menus/pause_menu/pause_menu.gd
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ func _ready():
 
 # Continue the game
 func _on_continue_pressed():
-	escoria.main.current_scene.game.unpause_game()
-
+	_unpause()
 
 # Show the save slots
 func _on_save_game_pressed():
@@ -70,6 +69,12 @@ func reset():
 
 
 func _on_new_game_pressed():
-	#yield(escoria.new_game(), "completed")
 	escoria.new_game()
+	_unpause()
+
+func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_cancel") and escoria.current_state == escoria.GAME_STATE.PAUSED:
+		call_deferred("_unpause")
+
+func _unpause():
 	escoria.main.current_scene.game.unpause_game()