diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 1b490bf..bba9741 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ztrue/tracerr"
 )
 
-
 type Command struct {
 	commands map[string]func()
 }
diff --git a/player.go b/player.go
index f1cdb50..f938183 100644
--- a/player.go
+++ b/player.go
@@ -308,3 +308,12 @@ func (p *Player) seek(pos int) error {
 	p.i = pos - 1
 	return err
 }
+
+// isPaused is used to distinguish the player between pause and stop
+func (p *Player) isPaused() bool {
+	if p.ctrl == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return p.ctrl.Paused
+}
diff --git a/playlist.go b/playlist.go
index b841814..42a77e0 100644
--- a/playlist.go
+++ b/playlist.go
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func (p *Playlist) addSongToPlaylist(
 	displayText := songName
 
 	if viper.GetBool("general.emoji") {
-		displayText = fmt.Sprintf(" %s %s", 
+		displayText = fmt.Sprintf(" %s %s",
 			viper.GetString("emoji.file"), songName)
 	}
 
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ func (p *Playlist) findAudioFile(audioName string) (*AudioFile, error) {
 	return selNode, nil
 }
 
-
 func (p *Playlist) rename(newName string) error {
 
 	currentNode := p.GetCurrentNode()
@@ -524,7 +523,6 @@ Download:
 
 }
 
-
 // Download audio from youtube audio and adds the song to the selected playlist
 func ytdl(url string, selPlaylist *tview.TreeNode) error {
 
diff --git a/queue.go b/queue.go
index 09b8955..ce53ba7 100644
--- a/queue.go
+++ b/queue.go
@@ -154,8 +154,9 @@ func (q *Queue) dequeue() (*AudioFile, error) {
 // Add item to the list and returns the length of the queue
 func (q *Queue) enqueue(audioFile *AudioFile) (int, error) {
 
-	//this is to fix the problem bulk_add when paused
-	if !gomu.player.isRunning && os.Getenv("TEST") == "false" {
+	player := gomu.player
+
+	if !player.isRunning && !player.isPaused() && os.Getenv("TEST") == "false" {
 
 		gomu.player.isRunning = true
 
@@ -320,7 +321,6 @@ func (q *Queue) getSavedQueue() ([]string, error) {
 	return records, nil
 }
 
-
 func (q *Queue) help() []string {
 
 	return []string{