diff --git a/src/kernel/faction.c b/src/kernel/faction.c
index 17abf3d60..bbcb7896c 100755
--- a/src/kernel/faction.c
+++ b/src/kernel/faction.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ void remove_empty_factions(void)
     for (fp = &factions; *fp;) {
         faction *f = *fp;
 
-        if (!(f->_alive && f->units!=NULL) && !fval(f, FFL_NOIDLEOUT)) {
+        if (!(f->_alive && f->units!=NULL) && !fval(f, FFL_PAUSED|FFL_NOIDLEOUT)) {
             destroyfaction(fp);
         }
         else {
diff --git a/src/laws.c b/src/laws.c
index 3da2d6570..b5f448d7a 100644
--- a/src/laws.c
+++ b/src/laws.c
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ static void remove_idle_players(void)
     for (fp = &factions; *fp;) {
         faction *f = *fp;
         if (!is_monsters(f)) {
-            if (RemoveNMRNewbie() && !fval(f, FFL_NOIDLEOUT)) {
+            if (RemoveNMRNewbie() && !fval(f, FFL_PAUSED|FFL_NOIDLEOUT)) {
                 if (f->age >= 0 && f->age < MAXNEWPLAYERS) {
                     ++newbies[f->age];
                 }
diff --git a/src/modules/autoseed.c b/src/modules/autoseed.c
index aec86419e..0ff9c097c 100644
--- a/src/modules/autoseed.c
+++ b/src/modules/autoseed.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ get_island_info(region * root, int *size_p, int *inhabited_p, int *maxage_p)
         if (r->units) {
             unit *u;
             for (u = r->units; u; u = u->next) {
-                if (!fval(u->faction, FFL_NOIDLEOUT) && u->faction->age > maxage) {
+                if (!fval(u->faction, FFL_PAUSED | FFL_NOIDLEOUT) && u->faction->age > maxage) {
                     maxage = u->faction->age;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/summary.c b/src/summary.c
index de02cb22e..7b7bb15ca 100644
--- a/src/summary.c
+++ b/src/summary.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int update_nmrs(void)
         if (f->age<=1) {
             ++newplayers;
         }
-        else if (!fval(f, FFL_NOIDLEOUT|FFL_CURSED)) {
+        else if (!fval(f, FFL_NOIDLEOUT | FFL_CURSED)) {
             int nmr = turn - f->lastorders;
             if (timeout>0) {
                 if (nmr < 0 || nmr > timeout) {