diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
index 74acc4ab8..8a4698318 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 	public void destroy() {
 		
 		//tell the actor thread to finish, then wait for it to complete any actions it may be doing.
-		if (!waitForActorThread( 4500 )){
+		if (!waitForActorThread( 4500, true )){
 			Throwable t = new Throwable();
 			t.setStackTrace(actorThread.getStackTrace());
 			throw new RuntimeException("timeout waiting for actor thread! ", t);
@@ -587,12 +587,12 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public boolean waitForActorThread(int msToWait ){
+	public boolean waitForActorThread(int msToWait, boolean interrupt){
 		if (actorThread == null || !actorThread.isAlive()) {
 			return true;
 		}
 		synchronized (actorThread) {
-			actorThread.interrupt();
+			if (interrupt) actorThread.interrupt();
 			try {
 				actorThread.wait(msToWait);
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 	@Override
 	public synchronized void onPause() {
 		try {
-			waitForActorThread(500);
+			if (!Dungeon.hero.ready) waitForActorThread(1000, false);
 			Dungeon.saveAll();
 			Badges.saveGlobal();
 			Journal.saveGlobal();