diff --git a/ext/windows/service/daemon.rb b/ext/windows/service/daemon.rb
index 50431f4f2..3f05ee95f 100755
--- a/ext/windows/service/daemon.rb
+++ b/ext/windows/service/daemon.rb
@@ -1,168 +1,170 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require 'fileutils'
 require 'win32/daemon'
 require 'win32/dir'
 require 'win32/process'
 require 'win32/eventlog'
 
 require 'windows/synchronize'
 require 'windows/handle'
 
 class WindowsDaemon < Win32::Daemon
   include Windows::Synchronize
   include Windows::Handle
   include Windows::Process
 
   @LOG_TO_FILE = false
   LOG_FILE =  File.expand_path(File.join(Dir::COMMON_APPDATA, 'PuppetLabs', 'puppet', 'var', 'log', 'windows.log'))
   LEVELS = [:debug, :info, :notice, :err]
   LEVELS.each do |level|
     define_method("log_#{level}") do |msg|
       log(msg, level)
     end
   end
 
   def service_init
   end
 
   def service_main(*argsv)
     argsv = (argsv << ARGV).flatten.compact
     args = argsv.join(' ')
     @loglevel = LEVELS.index(argsv.index('--debug') ? :debug : :notice)
 
     @LOG_TO_FILE = (argsv.index('--logtofile') ? true : false)
 
     if (@LOG_TO_FILE)
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(LOG_FILE))
       args = args.gsub("--logtofile","")
     end
     basedir = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))
 
     # The puppet installer registers a 'Puppet' event source.  For the moment events will be logged with this key, but
     # it may be a good idea to split the Service and Puppet events later so it's easier to read in the windows Event Log.
     #
     # Example code to register an event source;
     # eventlogdll =  File.expand_path(File.join(basedir, 'puppet', 'ext', 'windows', 'eventlog', 'puppetres.dll'))
     # if (File.exists?(eventlogdll))
     #   Win32::EventLog.add_event_source(
     #      'source' => "Application",
     #      'key_name' => "Puppet Agent",
     #      'category_count' => 3,
     #      'event_message_file' => eventlogdll,
     #      'category_message_file' => eventlogdll
     #   )
     # end
 
     log_notice("Starting service with arguments: #{args}")
 
     while running? do
-      return if state != RUNNING
-
       log_notice('Service running')
 
       puppet = File.join(basedir, 'bin', 'puppet.bat')
       unless File.exists?(puppet)
         log_err("File not found: '#{puppet}'")
         return
       end
 
       log_debug("Using '#{puppet}'")
       begin
         runinterval = %x{ "#{puppet}" agent --configprint runinterval }.to_i
         if runinterval == 0
           runinterval = 1800
           log_err("Failed to determine runinterval, defaulting to #{runinterval} seconds")
         end
       rescue Exception => e
         log_exception(e)
         runinterval = 1800
       end
 
-      pid = Process.create(:command_line => "\"#{puppet}\" agent --onetime #{args}", :creation_flags => Process::CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE).process_id
-      log_debug("Process created: #{pid}")
+      if state == RUNNING or state == IDLE
+        pid = Process.create(:command_line => "\"#{puppet}\" agent --onetime #{args}", :creation_flags => Process::CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE).process_id
+        log_debug("Process created: #{pid}")
+      else
+        log_debug("Service is paused.  Not invoking Puppet agent")
+      end
 
       log_debug("Service waiting for #{runinterval} seconds")
       sleep(runinterval)
       log_debug('Service woken up')
     end
 
     log_notice('Service stopped')
   rescue Exception => e
     log_exception(e)
   end
 
   def service_stop
     log_notice('Service stopping')
     Thread.main.wakeup
   end
 
   def service_pause
     # The service will not stay in a paused stated, instead it will go back into a running state after a short period of time.  This is an issue in the Win32-Service ruby code
     # Raised bug https://github.com/djberg96/win32-service/issues/11 and is fixed in version 0.8.3.
     # Because the Pause feature is so rarely used, there is no point in creating a workaround until puppet uses 0.8.3.
     log_notice('Service pausing. The service will not stay paused. See Puppet Issue PUP-1471 for more information')
   end
 
   def service_resume
     log_notice('Service resuming')
   end
 
   def service_shutdown
     log_notice('Host shutting down')
   end
 
   # Interrogation handler is just for debug.  Can be commented out or removed entirely.
   # def service_interrogate
   #   log_debug('Service is being interrogated')
   # end
 
   def log_exception(e)
     log_err(e.message)
     log_err(e.backtrace.join("\n"))
   end
 
   def log(msg, level)
     if LEVELS.index(level) >= @loglevel
       if (@LOG_TO_FILE)
         File.open(LOG_FILE, 'a') { |f| f.puts("#{Time.now} Puppet (#{level}): #{msg}") }
       end
 
       case level
         when :debug
           report_windows_event(Win32::EventLog::INFO,0x01,msg.to_s)
         when :info
           report_windows_event(Win32::EventLog::INFO,0x01,msg.to_s)
         when :notice
           report_windows_event(Win32::EventLog::INFO,0x01,msg.to_s)
         when :err
           report_windows_event(Win32::EventLog::ERR,0x03,msg.to_s)
         else
           report_windows_event(Win32::EventLog::WARN,0x02,msg.to_s)
       end
     end
   end
 
   def report_windows_event(type,id,message)
     begin
       eventlog = nil
       eventlog = Win32::EventLog.open("Application")
       eventlog.report_event(
         :source      => "Puppet",
         :event_type  => type,   # Win32::EventLog::INFO or WARN, ERROR
         :event_id    => id,     # 0x01 or 0x02, 0x03 etc.
         :data        => message # "the message"
       )
     rescue Exception => e
       # Ignore all errors
     ensure
       if (!eventlog.nil?)
         eventlog.close
       end
     end
   end
 end
 
 if __FILE__ == $0
   WindowsDaemon.mainloop
 end