diff --git a/articles/tutorials/building_2d_games/20_implementing_ui_with_gum/snippets/gamescene/checkgamepadinput.cs b/articles/tutorials/building_2d_games/20_implementing_ui_with_gum/snippets/gamescene/checkgamepadinput.cs
index 0654bb9e..f1049dc2 100644
--- a/articles/tutorials/building_2d_games/20_implementing_ui_with_gum/snippets/gamescene/checkgamepadinput.cs
+++ b/articles/tutorials/building_2d_games/20_implementing_ui_with_gum/snippets/gamescene/checkgamepadinput.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ private void CheckGamePadInput()
     if (gamePadOne.WasButtonJustPressed(Buttons.Start))
     {
         PauseGame();
+        return;
     }
 
     // Existing gamepad input code
-    // ...
\ No newline at end of file
+    // ...