diff --git a/example_tasks.json b/example_tasks.json
index f828d9a..9d1796b 100644
--- a/example_tasks.json
+++ b/example_tasks.json
@@ -72,5 +72,24 @@
         "number_of_target": 1,
         "type": "techtree",
         "timeout": 300
+    },
+    "multiagent_smelt_ingot": {
+        "conversation": "Let's collaborate to smelt ingots",
+        "goal": "Smelt 1 iron ingot and 1 copper ingot, use star emojis in every response",
+        "agent_count": 2,
+        "initial_inventory": {
+            "0": {
+                "furnace": 1,
+                "coal": 2
+            },
+            "1": {
+                "raw_iron": 1,
+                "raw_copper": 1
+            }
+        },
+        "target": "copper_ingot",
+        "number_of_target": 1,
+        "type": "techtree",
+        "timeout": 300
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/agent/self_prompter.js b/src/agent/self_prompter.js
index aae8371..3251f0e 100644
--- a/src/agent/self_prompter.js
+++ b/src/agent/self_prompter.js
@@ -127,11 +127,13 @@ export class SelfPrompter {
 
     async pause() {
         this.interrupt = true;
+        await this.agent.actions.stop();
+        this.stopLoop();
         this.state = PAUSED;
     }
 
     shouldInterrupt(is_self_prompt) { // to be called from handleMessage
-        return is_self_prompt && this.state === ACTIVE && this.interrupt;
+        return is_self_prompt && (this.state === ACTIVE || this.state === PAUSED) && this.interrupt;
     }
 
     handleUserPromptedCmd(is_self_prompt, is_action) {