diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 5f1d0dd5f..a75a60223 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ bool OMW::Engine::frameRenderingQueued (const Ogre::FrameEvent& evt)
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->doPhysics (movement, mEnvironment.getFrameDuration());
 
         // update world
-        if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode())
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->update (evt.timeSinceLastFrame);
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->update (evt.timeSinceLastFrame, MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode());
 
         // update GUI
         Ogre::RenderWindow* window = mOgre->getWindow();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index d29e23c18..6710fc68b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             ///< Skip the animation for the given MW-reference for one frame. Calls to this function for
             /// references that are currently not in the rendered scene should be ignored.
 
-            virtual void update (float duration) = 0;
+            virtual void update (float duration, bool paused) = 0;
 
             virtual bool placeObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& object, float cursorX, float cursorY) = 0;
             ///< place an object into the gameworld at the specified cursor position
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 5b5fdce68..3bf6573bd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ RenderingManager::moveObjectToCell(
     child->setPosition(pos);
 }
 
-void RenderingManager::update (float duration)
+void RenderingManager::update (float duration, bool paused)
 {
     Ogre::Vector3 orig, dest;
     mPlayer->setCameraDistance();
@@ -328,12 +328,16 @@ void RenderingManager::update (float duration)
             mPlayer->setCameraDistance(test.second * orig.distance(dest), false, false);
         }
     }
+    mOcclusionQuery->update(duration);
+    
+    if(paused)
+        return;
+    
     mPlayer->update(duration);
 
     mActors.update (duration);
     mObjects.update (duration);
 
-    mOcclusionQuery->update(duration);
 
     mSkyManager->update(duration);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index 359809b71..86346d1d6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class RenderingManager: private RenderingInterface, public Ogre::WindowEventList
     /// \param store Cell the object was in previously (\a ptr has already been updated to the new cell).
     void moveObjectToCell (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const Ogre::Vector3& position, MWWorld::CellStore *store);
 
-    void update (float duration);
+    void update (float duration, bool paused);
 
     void setAmbientColour(const Ogre::ColourValue& colour);
     void setSunColour(const Ogre::ColourValue& colour);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 517025fb2..3982b9b12 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ namespace
 namespace MWWorld
 {
 
-    void Scene::update (float duration){
-        mRendering.update (duration);
+    void Scene::update (float duration, bool paused){
+        mRendering.update (duration, paused);
     }
 
     void Scene::unloadCell (CellStoreCollection::iterator iter)
@@ -306,45 +306,58 @@ namespace MWWorld
     {
         std::cout << "Changing to interior\n";
 
-        CellStore *cell = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getInterior(cellName);
 
-        // remove active
-        CellStoreCollection::iterator active = mActiveCells.begin();
-
-        // count number of cells to unload
-        int numUnload = 0;
-        while (active!=mActiveCells.end())
+        bool loadcell = (mCurrentCell == NULL);
+        if(!loadcell)
         {
-            ++active;
-            ++numUnload;
+            std::string nam = std::string(cellName);
+            std::string curnam = std::string(mCurrentCell->cell->mName);
+            std::transform(nam.begin(), nam.end(), nam.begin(), ::tolower);
+            std::transform(curnam.begin(), curnam.end(), curnam.begin(), ::tolower);
+            loadcell = nam != curnam;
         }
-
-        // unload
-        int current = 0;
-        active = mActiveCells.begin();
-        while (active!=mActiveCells.end())
+        if(loadcell)
         {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->setLoadingProgress ("Unloading cells", 0, current, numUnload);
+            CellStore *cell = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getInterior(cellName);
 
-            unloadCell (active++);
-            ++current;
+            // remove active
+            CellStoreCollection::iterator active = mActiveCells.begin();
+
+            // count number of cells to unload
+            int numUnload = 0;
+            while (active!=mActiveCells.end())
+            {
+                ++active;
+                ++numUnload;
+            }
+
+            // unload
+            int current = 0;
+            active = mActiveCells.begin();
+            while (active!=mActiveCells.end())
+            {
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->setLoadingProgress ("Unloading cells", 0, current, numUnload);
+
+                unloadCell (active++);
+                ++current;
+            }
+
+            // Load cell.
+            std::cout << "cellName:" << cellName << std::endl;
+
+
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->setLoadingProgress ("Loading cells", 0, 0, 1);
+            loadCell (cell);
+
+            mCurrentCell = cell;
+
+            // adjust fog
+            mRendering.switchToInterior();
+            mRendering.configureFog(*cell);
         }
-
-        // Load cell.
-        std::cout << "cellName:" << cellName << std::endl;
-
-
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->setLoadingProgress ("Loading cells", 0, 0, 1);
-        loadCell (cell);
-
         // adjust player
-        mCurrentCell = cell;
-        playerCellChange (cell, position);
-
-        // adjust fog
-        mRendering.switchToInterior();
-        mRendering.configureFog(*cell);
-
+        playerCellChange (mCurrentCell, position);
+        
         // Sky system
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->adjustSky();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
index 59e13dafe..ad6ad1559 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             void insertCell (Ptr::CellStore &cell);
 
-            void update (float duration);
+            void update (float duration, bool paused);
 
             void addObjectToScene (const Ptr& ptr);
             ///< Add an object that already exists in the world model to the scene.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index c7f0de245..7b938be5e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -858,11 +858,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mRendering->skipAnimation (ptr);
     }
 
-    void World::update (float duration)
+    void World::update (float duration, bool paused)
     {
         /// \todo split this function up into subfunctions
 
-        mWorldScene->update (duration);
+        mWorldScene->update (duration, paused);
         
         float pitch, yaw;
         Ogre::Vector3 eyepos;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 527a608a6..ad541048b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             ///< Skip the animation for the given MW-reference for one frame. Calls to this function for
             /// references that are currently not in the rendered scene should be ignored.
 
-            virtual void update (float duration);
+            virtual void update (float duration, bool paused);
 
             virtual bool placeObject (const Ptr& object, float cursorX, float cursorY);
             ///< place an object into the gameworld at the specified cursor position