diff --git a/src/auth.c b/src/auth.c
index 51fa303..b69a654 100644
--- a/src/auth.c
+++ b/src/auth.c
@@ -485,8 +485,14 @@ unsigned bandlimitfunc(struct clientparam *param, unsigned nbytesin, unsigned nb
 	
 	if(!nbytesin && !nbytesout) return 0;
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&bandlim_mutex);
-	if(param->paused != conf.paused){
-		return (1);
+	if(param->paused != conf.paused && param->bandlimver != conf.paused){
+		if(!conf.bandlimfunc){
+			param->bandlimfunc = NULL;
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&bandlim_mutex);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		initbandlims(param);
+		param->bandlimver = conf.paused;
 	}
 	for(i=0; nbytesin&& i<MAXBANDLIMS && param->bandlims[i]; i++){
 		if( !param->bandlims[i]->basetime || 
diff --git a/src/structures.h b/src/structures.h
index 6b96d60..1e5e6d1 100644
--- a/src/structures.h
+++ b/src/structures.h
@@ -444,7 +444,8 @@ struct clientparam {
 	int	redirected,
 		operation,
 		nfilters, nreqfilters, nhdrfilterscli, nhdrfilterssrv, npredatfilters, ndatfilterscli, ndatfilterssrv,
-		unsafefilter;
+		unsafefilter,
+		bandlimver;
 
 	int	res,
 		status;