@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ func (s *State) SetExitCode(ec int) {

 func (s *State) SetRunning(pid int, initial bool) {

 	s.error = ""

 	s.Running = true

-	s.Paused = false

 	s.Restarting = false

 	s.exitCode = 0

 	s.Pid = pid

@@ -99,11 +99,17 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) StateChanged(id string, e libcontainerd.StateInfo) error {

 	case libcontainerd.StatePause:

 		// Container is already locked in this case

 		c.Paused = true

+		if err := c.ToDisk(); err != nil {

+			return err

+		}

 		daemon.updateHealthMonitor(c)

 		daemon.LogContainerEvent(c, "pause")

 	case libcontainerd.StateResume:

 		// Container is already locked in this case

 		c.Paused = false

+		if err := c.ToDisk(); err != nil {

+			return err

+		}

 		daemon.updateHealthMonitor(c)

 		daemon.LogContainerEvent(c, "unpause")

 	}