diff --git a/pomodorrior b/pomodorrior
index 360075d..66793b0 100755
--- a/pomodorrior
+++ b/pomodorrior
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ command task stop "${TASK_ID}"
 printf '%b' "${TASK_NAME} stopped.\n"
 
 ## Break time
-# Toggle the sound
-pulsemixer --toggle-mute
+# Mute the sound
+pulsemixer --mute
+# Pause any running multimedia player
+~/bin/multimedia.controller.sh --command pause
 
 BREAK_MSG="Pause"
 BREAK_TIME="${SHORT_BREAK_TIME}"
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ while [ "${BREAK_TIME}" -gt 0 ]; do
 done
 
 # Toggle the sound
-pulsemixer --toggle-mute
+pulsemixer --unmute
 
 # Delete the task file
 rm -f "${TASK_PATH}"