diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
index e4dc9f833e..dfa9984f38 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
@@ -145,10 +145,11 @@
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/proc/pause()
 	. = 1
-	if (state == SS_RUNNING)
-		state = SS_PAUSED
-	else if (state == SS_SLEEPING)
-		state = SS_PAUSING
+	switch(state)
+		if(SS_RUNNING)
+			state = SS_PAUSED
+		if(SS_SLEEPING)
+			state = SS_PAUSING
 
 
 //used to initialize the subsystem AFTER the map has loaded
@@ -208,4 +209,4 @@
 				next_fire = world.time + wait
 		if ("queued_priority") //editing this breaks things.
 			return 0
-	. = ..()
\ No newline at end of file
+	. = ..()