diff --git a/dashboard_static/js/code.js b/dashboard_static/js/code.js
index f2b9694..df47e51 100644
--- a/dashboard_static/js/code.js
+++ b/dashboard_static/js/code.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 let selectedSports = []
+let paused = false;
 
 let filters = {
     searchedWords: [],
diff --git a/dashboard_static/js/events.js b/dashboard_static/js/events.js
index 38d19c0..843991c 100644
--- a/dashboard_static/js/events.js
+++ b/dashboard_static/js/events.js
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ $(window).on("filter", function() {
     tweets = filterTweets(tweets, filters.blockedWords, filters.searchedWords.concat(filters.sports), filters.sorted, filters.order);
     tweets = sortTweets(tweets, {"sortby":filters.sorted, "order":filters.order});
     var displayTweets = tweets.reverse().slice(0, 20).reverse();
-    if(tweetCell(displayTweets[0]) != lastTweet){
-        parent.replaceChildren();
-        for (i = 0; i < Math.min(19, displayTweets.length); i++){
-            tweet = displayTweets[i];
-            parent.prepend(tweetCell(tweet));
+    if(!paused) {
+        if(tweetCell(displayTweets[0]) != lastTweet){
+            parent.replaceChildren();
+            for (i = 0; i < Math.min(19, displayTweets.length); i++){
+                tweet = displayTweets[i];
+                parent.prepend(tweetCell(tweet));
+            }
         }
     }
 })
diff --git a/dashboard_static/lib/tweets.js b/dashboard_static/lib/tweets.js
index 3addfcb..0f36c3b 100644
--- a/dashboard_static/lib/tweets.js
+++ b/dashboard_static/lib/tweets.js
@@ -86,13 +86,14 @@ block.fn.tweets = function(config) {
             tweets.shift();
         }
         window.sessionStorage.setItem('tweets', JSON.stringify(tweets));
-
+        if(!paused) {
         // remove tweets
         $list.replaceChildren();
         var displayTweets = tweets.reverse().slice(0, options.memory).reverse();
         for (i = 0; i < Math.min(options.memory-1, displayTweets.length); i++){
             $list.prepend(tweetCell(displayTweets[i]));
         }
+    }
 
     });