diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/BPMCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/BPMCounter.cs
index c07b203341..500ab0169f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/BPMCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/BPMCounter.cs
@@ -37,11 +37,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         {
             base.Update();
 
-            //We don't want it going to 0 when we pause. so we block the updates
-            if (gameplayClock.IsPaused.Value) return;
-
             // We want to check Rate every update to cover windup/down
-            Current.Value = beatmap.Value.Beatmap.ControlPointInfo.TimingPointAt(gameplayClock.CurrentTime).BPM * gameplayClock.Rate;
+            Current.Value = beatmap.Value.Beatmap.ControlPointInfo.TimingPointAt(gameplayClock.CurrentTime).BPM * gameplayClock.GetTrueGameplayRate();
         }
 
         protected override OsuSpriteText CreateSpriteText()