diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/media/MediaBaseViewer.js b/src/lib/viewers/media/MediaBaseViewer.js
index a036c2442..ed44cd5d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/media/MediaBaseViewer.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/media/MediaBaseViewer.js
@@ -481,13 +481,13 @@ class MediaBaseViewer extends BaseViewer {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Removes pause event listener
+     * Removes pause event listener if it exists
      *
      * @private
      * @return {void}
      */
     removePauseEventListener() {
-        if (this.mediaEl) {
+        if (this.mediaEl && this.pauseListener) {
             this.mediaEl.removeEventListener('timeupdate', this.pauseListener);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/media/__tests__/MediaBaseViewer-test.js b/src/lib/viewers/media/__tests__/MediaBaseViewer-test.js
index 785d9cd38..734c1e8e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/media/__tests__/MediaBaseViewer-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/media/__tests__/MediaBaseViewer-test.js
@@ -462,12 +462,20 @@ describe('lib/viewers/media/MediaBaseViewer', () => {
     });
 
     describe('removePauseEventListener()', () => {
-        it('should remove pause event listener', () => {
-            const pauseListener = () => {};
+        it('should remove pause event listener if it exists', () => {
+            let pauseListener = null
             media.mediaEl = { removeEventListener: sandbox.stub() };
+
+            media.pauseListener = pauseListener;
+            media.removePauseEventListener();
+            expect(media.mediaEl.removeEventListener).to.be.not.be.called
+
+            pauseListener = () => {};
             media.pauseListener = pauseListener;
             media.removePauseEventListener();
             expect(media.mediaEl.removeEventListener).to.be.calledWith('timeupdate', pauseListener);
+
+
         });
     });