diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 5f1f1ad43..8cb8e9fa8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ void RenderingManager::update (float duration, bool paused)
     }
     mOcclusionQuery->update(duration);
     
+    mRendering.update(duration);
+
     if(paused)
     {
         Ogre::ControllerManager::getSingleton().setTimeFactor(0.f);
@@ -350,8 +352,6 @@ void RenderingManager::update (float duration, bool paused)
 
     mSkyManager->setGlare(mOcclusionQuery->getSunVisibility());
 
-    mRendering.update(duration);
-
     MWWorld::RefData &data = 
         MWBase::Environment::get()
             .getWorld()