diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/preview/Preview.java b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/preview/Preview.java
index f7970c15f5c405891acc9741060c8467cb147223..380a35cb692d50daba14dbad5fb6c6c40b2f09d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/preview/Preview.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/preview/Preview.java
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ public class Preview implements SurfaceHolder.Callback, TextureView.SurfaceTextu
                 if (MyDebug.LOG) {
                     Log.d(TAG, "closeCamera: about to pause preview: " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - debug_time));
                 }
-                pausePreview(false);
+                pausePreview(true);
                 // we set camera_controller to null before starting background thread, so that other callers won't try
                 // to use it
                 final CameraController camera_controller_local = camera_controller;