diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 96b8073d11..e7398be176 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         private SampleChannel sampleRestart;
 
+        private BreakOverlay breakOverlay;
+
         protected ScoreProcessor ScoreProcessor { get; private set; }
         protected DrawableRuleset DrawableRuleset { get; private set; }
 
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                         }
                     }
                 },
-                new BreakOverlay(working.Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.LetterboxInBreaks, ScoreProcessor)
+                breakOverlay = new BreakOverlay(working.Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.LetterboxInBreaks, ScoreProcessor)
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -411,8 +413,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             PauseOverlay.Hide();
 
             // breaks and time-based conditions may allow instant resume.
-            double time = GameplayClockContainer.GameplayClock.CurrentTime;
-            if (Beatmap.Value.Beatmap.Breaks.Any(b => b.Contains(time)) || time < Beatmap.Value.Beatmap.HitObjects.First().StartTime)
+            if (breakOverlay.IsBreakTime.Value || GameplayClockContainer.GameplayClock.CurrentTime < Beatmap.Value.Beatmap.HitObjects.First().StartTime)
                 completeResume();
             else
                 DrawableRuleset.RequestResume(completeResume);