diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index 61c6746..041be97 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
 #define SUPPRESS_END
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+#define IS_EMSCRIPTEN true
+#else
+#define IS_EMSCRIPTEN false
+#endif
+
 #ifdef ALLEGRO_WINDOWS
 #define LIBRARY_EXTENSION ".dll"
 #elif defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
diff --git a/src/libsuperderpy.c b/src/libsuperderpy.c
index 0272c28..6a1d744 100644
--- a/src/libsuperderpy.c
+++ b/src/libsuperderpy.c
@@ -105,18 +105,18 @@ SYMBOL_EXPORT struct Game* libsuperderpy_init(int argc, char** argv, const char*
 	game->config.voice = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "voice", "10"), NULL, 10);
 	game->config.fx = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "fx", "10"), NULL, 10);
 	game->config.mute = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "mute", "0"), NULL, 10);
-	game->config.debug.enabled = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "debug", "0"), NULL, 10);
 	game->config.width = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "width", GetDefaultWindowWidth(game)), NULL, 10);
 	if (game->config.width < 100) { game->config.width = 100; }
 	game->config.height = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "height", GetDefaultWindowHeight(game)), NULL, 10);
 	if (game->config.height < 100) { game->config.height = 100; }
+	game->config.autopause = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "autopause", IS_EMSCRIPTEN ? "1" : "0"), NULL, 10);
 
+	game->config.debug.enabled = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "debug", "0"), NULL, 10);
 	game->config.debug.verbose = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "debug", "verbose", "0"), NULL, 10);
 	game->config.debug.livereload = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "debug", "livereload", "1"), NULL, 10);
-	game->config.debug.autopause = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "debug", "autopause", "1"), NULL, 10);
 
 #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
-	game->config.fullscreen = false;
+	game->config.fullscreen = false; // we can't start fullscreen on emscripten
 #endif
 
 	game->_priv.showconsole = game->config.debug.enabled;
diff --git a/src/libsuperderpy.h b/src/libsuperderpy.h
index 62afe1f..9ccecdd 100644
--- a/src/libsuperderpy.h
+++ b/src/libsuperderpy.h
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ struct Game {
 		bool fullscreen; /*!< Fullscreen toggle. */
 		int width; /*!< Width of window as being set in configuration. */
 		int height; /*!< Height of window as being set in configuration. */
+		bool autopause; /*!< Pauses/resumes the game when the window loses/gains focus. */
 		struct {
 			bool enabled; /*!< Toggles debug mode. */
 			bool verbose; /*!< Prints file names and line numbers with every message. */
 			bool livereload; /*!< Automatically reloads gamestates on window focus. */
-			bool autopause; /*!< Pauses/resumes the game when the window loses/gains focus. */
 		} debug; /*!< Debug mode settings. */
 	} config; /*!< Configuration values from the config file. */
 
diff --git a/src/mainloop.c b/src/mainloop.c
index 8893bf0..2a96863 100644
--- a/src/mainloop.c
+++ b/src/mainloop.c
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@ static inline void HandleEvent(struct Game* game, ALLEGRO_EVENT* ev) {
 			ResumeExecution(game);
 			break;
 
+		case ALLEGRO_EVENT_DISPLAY_SWITCH_OUT:
+			if (game->config.autopause) {
+				PrintConsole(game, "Focus lost, autopausing...");
+				PauseExecution(game);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case ALLEGRO_EVENT_DISPLAY_SWITCH_IN:
+			if (game->config.autopause) {
+				if (game->config.debug.enabled && game->config.debug.livereload) {
+					ReloadCode(game);
+				}
+				ResumeExecution(game);
+			}
+			break;
+
 		case ALLEGRO_EVENT_DISPLAY_RESIZE:
 #ifdef LIBSUPERDERPY_IMGUI
 			ImGui_ImplAllegro5_InvalidateDeviceObjects();
@@ -121,24 +137,7 @@ static inline void HandleEvent(struct Game* game, ALLEGRO_EVENT* ev) {
 
 static inline void HandleDebugEvent(struct Game* game, ALLEGRO_EVENT* ev) {
 	switch (ev->type) {
-		case ALLEGRO_EVENT_DISPLAY_SWITCH_OUT:
-			if (game->config.debug.autopause) {
-				PrintConsole(game, "DEBUG: autopause");
-				PauseExecution(game);
-			}
-			break;
-
-		case ALLEGRO_EVENT_DISPLAY_SWITCH_IN:
-			if (game->config.debug.autopause) {
-				if (game->config.debug.livereload) {
-					ReloadCode(game);
-				}
-				ResumeExecution(game);
-			}
-			break;
-
 		case ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_DOWN:
-
 			switch (ev->keyboard.keycode) {
 				case ALLEGRO_KEY_F1:
 					if (!game->_priv.paused) {
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ static inline bool MainloopEvents(struct Game* game) {
 	do {
 		ALLEGRO_EVENT ev;
 
-		if (game->_priv.paused) {
+		if (game->_priv.paused && !IS_EMSCRIPTEN) {
 			// there's no frame flipping when paused, so avoid pointless busylooping
 			al_wait_for_event(game->_priv.event_queue, &ev);
 		} else if (!al_get_next_event(game->_priv.event_queue, &ev)) {