diff --git a/src/core/automator/automator-commands.js b/src/core/automator/automator-commands.js
index de95b771e..3540bb696 100644
--- a/src/core/automator/automator-commands.js
+++ b/src/core/automator/automator-commands.js
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export const AutomatorCommands = [
           S.commandState = { timeMs: 0 };
           AutomatorData.logCommandEvent(`Pause started (waiting ${timeString})`, ctx.startLine);
         } else {
-          S.commandState.timeMs += Math.max(Time.unscaledDeltaTime.milliseconds, AutomatorBackend.currentInterval);
+          S.commandState.timeMs += Math.max(Time.unscaledDeltaTime.totalMilliseconds, AutomatorBackend.currentInterval);
         }
         const finishPause = S.commandState.timeMs >= duration;
         if (finishPause) {