diff --git a/hypervisor/debug/console.c b/hypervisor/debug/console.c
index 467a2981f..3456e80dc 100644
--- a/hypervisor/debug/console.c
+++ b/hypervisor/debug/console.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static struct acrn_vuart *vuart_console_active(void)
 
 	if (console_vmid < CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM) {
 		vm = get_vm_from_vmid(console_vmid);
-		if (!is_poweroff_vm(vm)) {
+		if (!is_paused_vm(vm) && !is_poweroff_vm(vm)) {
 			vu = vm_console_vuart(vm);
 		} else {
 			/* Console vm is invalid, switch back to HV-Shell */