diff --git a/examples/package.json b/examples/package.json
index ea7b016..7d7d0c9 100644
--- a/examples/package.json
+++ b/examples/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@types/react": "^16.8.15",
     "@types/react-dom": "16.8.4",
     "react": "^16.8.6",
-    "react-countdown-now": "^2.1.1",
+    "react-countdown-now": "^2.1.2",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.6",
     "react-scripts": "3.0.0",
     "typescript": "3.4.5"
diff --git a/examples/yarn.lock b/examples/yarn.lock
index 567595a..36c1079 100644
--- a/examples/yarn.lock
+++ b/examples/yarn.lock
@@ -7871,10 +7871,10 @@ react-app-polyfill@^1.0.0:
     regenerator-runtime "0.13.2"
     whatwg-fetch "3.0.0"
 
-react-countdown-now@^2.1.1:
-  version "2.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-countdown-now/-/react-countdown-now-2.1.1.tgz#88901eb776907338da137effbf7cdbec5b9274c6"
-  integrity sha512-DGSd/EGzigIsixQNzPQbk376zG49IVAyMCUkMgDEuIXlIRKQwB44Fg8uA3zrZ+aQVAuzsyb6fJWskPxIP56DYg==
+react-countdown-now@^2.1.2:
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-countdown-now/-/react-countdown-now-2.1.2.tgz#b93d153fbb7a8d359beb32ecbf1de29d15f026c7"
+  integrity sha512-BgRnsxV2vnvyJAefDBigTX+ngX6eGd2xl6DIFdZPIZkbx0mzxlMEeoEQG01JyeHDjqaXFUpIonIbx1yYyaMwzg==
   dependencies:
     lodash.isequal "^4.5.0"
     prop-types "^15.7.2"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1423835..1c6c96b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-countdown-now",
-  "version": "2.1.1",
+  "version": "2.1.2",
   "description": "A customizable countdown component for React.",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/index.es.js",
diff --git a/src/Countdown.tsx b/src/Countdown.tsx
index 108ad84..7758afd 100644
--- a/src/Countdown.tsx
+++ b/src/Countdown.tsx
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ export default class Countdown extends React.Component<CountdownProps, Countdown
 
   tick = (): void => {
     const { onTick } = this.props;
-    const delta = this.calcTimeDelta();
+    const timeDelta = this.calcTimeDelta();
 
-    this.setTimeDeltaState({ ...delta });
+    this.setTimeDeltaState({ ...timeDelta });
 
-    if (onTick && delta.total > 0) {
-      onTick(delta);
+    if (onTick && timeDelta.total > 0) {
+      onTick(timeDelta);
     }
   };
 
@@ -160,9 +160,11 @@ export default class Countdown extends React.Component<CountdownProps, Countdown
   };
 
   pause = (): void => {
+    this.clearInterval();
     this.setState({ offsetStart: this.calcOffsetStart() }, () => {
-      this.clearInterval();
-      this.props.onPause && this.props.onPause(this.calcTimeDelta());
+      const timeDelta = this.calcTimeDelta();
+      this.setTimeDeltaState(timeDelta);
+      this.props.onPause && this.props.onPause(timeDelta);
     });
   };
 
@@ -178,17 +180,17 @@ export default class Countdown extends React.Component<CountdownProps, Countdown
     return this.state.timeDelta.completed;
   };
 
-  setTimeDeltaState(delta: CountdownTimeDelta): void {
+  setTimeDeltaState(timeDelta: CountdownTimeDelta): void {
     let callback;
 
-    if (!this.state.timeDelta.completed && delta.completed) {
+    if (!this.state.timeDelta.completed && timeDelta.completed) {
       this.clearInterval();
 
-      callback = () => this.props.onComplete && this.props.onComplete(delta);
+      callback = () => this.props.onComplete && this.props.onComplete(timeDelta);
     }
 
     if (this.mounted) {
-      return this.setState({ timeDelta: delta }, callback);
+      return this.setState({ timeDelta }, callback);
     }
   }