diff -r 3242aa26100f android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
--- a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java	Tue Mar 26 22:26:07 2013 -0700
+++ b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java	Sat Mar 30 11:29:44 2013 -0400
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 public class SDLActivity extends Activity {
 
     // Keep track of the paused state
-    public static boolean mIsPaused;
+    public static boolean mIsPaused = false;
 
     // Main components
     private static SDLActivity mSingleton;
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@
         // So we can call stuff from static callbacks
         mSingleton = this;
 
-        // Keep track of the paused state
-        mIsPaused = false;
-
         // Set up the surface
         mSurface = new SDLSurface(getApplication());