diff --git a/Duplicati/Library/RestAPI/Scheduler.cs b/Duplicati/Library/RestAPI/Scheduler.cs
index 459cc14e4..521849416 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Library/RestAPI/Scheduler.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Library/RestAPI/Scheduler.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ namespace Duplicati.Server
             m_updateTasks = new Dictionary<Runner.IRunnerData, Tuple<ISchedule, DateTime, DateTime>>();
             m_thread.IsBackground = true;
             m_thread.Name = "TaskScheduler";
-            m_thread.Start();
         }
 
         public IList<Tuple<string, DateTime>> GetProposedSchedule()
@@ -121,6 +120,8 @@ namespace Duplicati.Server
         /// </summary>
         public void Reschedule()
         {
+            if (!m_thread.IsAlive && !m_terminate)
+                m_thread.Start();
             m_event.Set();
         }
 
diff --git a/Duplicati/Server/Program.cs b/Duplicati/Server/Program.cs
index d902ed241..1fdd3df75 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Server/Program.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Server/Program.cs
@@ -257,6 +257,14 @@ namespace Duplicati.Server
 
                 LiveControl.StateChanged = (e) => { LiveControl_StateChanged(queueRunner, connection, eventPollNotify, scheduler, e); };
 
+                // Invoke it once to set initial state
+                LiveControl_StateChanged(queueRunner, connection, eventPollNotify, scheduler, new LiveControls.LiveControlEvent
+                {
+                    State = LiveControl.State,
+                    TransfersPaused = LiveControl.TransfersPaused,
+                    WaitTimeExpiration = LiveControl.EstimatedPauseEnd
+                });
+
                 if (Library.Utility.Utility.ParseBoolOption(commandlineOptions, PING_PONG_KEEPALIVE_OPTION))
                 {
                     PingPongThread = new Thread(() => PingPongMethod(applicationSettings)) { IsBackground = true };