diff --git a/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/chooser/simple.gd b/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/chooser/simple.gd
index 6bf3b062..13312a6e 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/chooser/simple.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/chooser/simple.gd
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export(Color, RGB) var color_hover = Color(165.0,42.0,42.0, 1.0)
 # Hide the chooser at the start just to be safe
 func _ready() -> void:
 	hide_chooser()
+	pause_mode = PAUSE_MODE_STOP
 	
 
 # Process the timeout display
diff --git a/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/types/avatar.gd b/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/types/avatar.gd
index 6900938c..038c4707 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/types/avatar.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/types/avatar.gd
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ onready var tween = $Panel/MarginContainer/HSplitContainer/text/Tween
 
 # Build up the UI
 func _ready():
+	pause_mode = PAUSE_MODE_STOP
 	_text_speed_per_character = ProjectSettings.get_setting(
 		"escoria/dialog_simple/text_speed_per_character"
 	)
diff --git a/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/types/floating.gd b/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/types/floating.gd
index 9bd9943b..9b53d65d 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/types/floating.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-dialog-simple/types/floating.gd
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ onready var text_node: RichTextLabel = self
 
 # Enable bbcode and catch the signal when a tween completed
 func _ready():
+	pause_mode = PAUSE_MODE_STOP
 	_text_speed_per_character = ProjectSettings.get_setting(
 		"escoria/dialog_simple/text_speed_per_character"
 	)