diff --git a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/Pair.cs b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/Pair.cs
index 77642a2..b77267a 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/Pair.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/Pair.cs
@@ -327,15 +327,17 @@ public class Pair : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
             return data;
         }
 
+        var ActiveGroupPairs = GroupPair.Where(p => !p.Value.GroupUserPermissions.IsPaused() && !p.Key.GroupUserPermissions.IsPaused()).ToList();
+
         bool disableIndividualAnimations = UserPair != null && (UserPair.OtherPermissions.IsDisableAnimations() || UserPair.OwnPermissions.IsDisableAnimations());
         bool disableIndividualVFX = UserPair != null && (UserPair.OtherPermissions.IsDisableVFX() || UserPair.OwnPermissions.IsDisableVFX());
-        bool disableGroupAnimations = GroupPair.All(pair => pair.Value.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableAnimations() || pair.Key.GroupPermissions.IsDisableAnimations() || pair.Key.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableAnimations());
+        bool disableGroupAnimations = ActiveGroupPairs.All(pair => pair.Value.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableAnimations() || pair.Key.GroupPermissions.IsDisableAnimations() || pair.Key.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableAnimations());
 
         bool disableAnimations = (UserPair != null && disableIndividualAnimations) || (UserPair == null && disableGroupAnimations);
 
         bool disableIndividualSounds = UserPair != null && (UserPair.OtherPermissions.IsDisableSounds() || UserPair.OwnPermissions.IsDisableSounds());
-        bool disableGroupSounds = GroupPair.All(pair => pair.Value.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableSounds() || pair.Key.GroupPermissions.IsDisableSounds() || pair.Key.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableSounds());
-        bool disableGroupVFX = GroupPair.All(pair => pair.Value.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableVFX() || pair.Key.GroupPermissions.IsDisableVFX() || pair.Key.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableVFX());
+        bool disableGroupSounds = ActiveGroupPairs.All(pair => pair.Value.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableSounds() || pair.Key.GroupPermissions.IsDisableSounds() || pair.Key.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableSounds());
+        bool disableGroupVFX = ActiveGroupPairs.All(pair => pair.Value.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableVFX() || pair.Key.GroupPermissions.IsDisableVFX() || pair.Key.GroupUserPermissions.IsDisableVFX());
 
         bool disableSounds = (UserPair != null && disableIndividualSounds) || (UserPair == null && disableGroupSounds);
         bool disableVFX = (UserPair != null && disableIndividualVFX) || (UserPair == null && disableGroupVFX);