diff --git a/server/monitor-types/group.js b/server/monitor-types/group.js
index 28d0443d4..9a3c912d9 100644
--- a/server/monitor-types/group.js
+++ b/server/monitor-types/group.js
@@ -11,34 +11,41 @@ class GroupMonitorType extends MonitorType {
     async check(monitor, heartbeat, _server) {
         const children = await Monitor.getChildren(monitor.id);
 
-        if (children.length > 0) {
-            heartbeat.status = UP;
-            heartbeat.msg = "All children up and running";
-            for (const child of children) {
-                if (!child.active) {
-                    // Ignore inactive childs
-                    continue;
-                }
-                const lastBeat = await Monitor.getPreviousHeartbeat(child.id);
-
-                // Only change state if the monitor is in worse conditions then the ones before
-                // lastBeat.status could be null
-                if (!lastBeat) {
-                    heartbeat.status = PENDING;
-                } else if (heartbeat.status === UP && (lastBeat.status === PENDING || lastBeat.status === DOWN)) {
-                    heartbeat.status = lastBeat.status;
-                } else if (heartbeat.status === PENDING && lastBeat.status === DOWN) {
-                    heartbeat.status = lastBeat.status;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (heartbeat.status !== UP) {
-                heartbeat.msg = "Child inaccessible";
-            }
-        } else {
+        if (children.length == 0) {
             // Set status pending if group is empty
             heartbeat.status = PENDING;
             heartbeat.msg = "Group empty";
+            return
+        }
+        if (children.filter(child => child.active).length === 0) {
+            // Set status pending if all children are paused
+            bean.status = PENDING;
+            bean.msg = "All Children are paused.";
+            return
+        }
+
+        heartbeat.status = UP;
+        heartbeat.msg = "All children up and running";
+        for (const child of children) {
+            if (!child.active) {
+                // Ignore inactive childs
+                continue;
+            }
+            const lastBeat = await Monitor.getPreviousHeartbeat(child.id);
+
+            // Only change state if the monitor is in worse conditions then the ones before
+            // lastBeat.status could be null
+            if (!lastBeat) {
+                heartbeat.status = PENDING;
+            } else if (heartbeat.status === UP && (lastBeat.status === PENDING || lastBeat.status === DOWN)) {
+                heartbeat.status = lastBeat.status;
+            } else if (heartbeat.status === PENDING && lastBeat.status === DOWN) {
+                heartbeat.status = lastBeat.status;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (heartbeat.status !== UP) {
+            heartbeat.msg = "Child inaccessible";
         }
     }
 }