diff --git a/src/callaudioonlyavataroverlay.cpp b/src/callaudioonlyavataroverlay.cpp
index 2beee6b7445ee2a2bd872797e50731303c882c5f..b16541e5399395262ff604e91d01fdd8ff2c7f67 100644
--- a/src/callaudioonlyavataroverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/callaudioonlyavataroverlay.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CallAudioOnlyAvatarOverlay::writeAvatarOverlay(const lrc::api::conversation::Inf
 }
 
 void
-CallAudioOnlyAvatarOverlay::respondToPauseLabel(bool pauseButtonDisplayed)
+CallAudioOnlyAvatarOverlay::respondToPauseLabel(bool isPaused)
 {
-    setAvatarVisible(!pauseButtonDisplayed);
+    setAvatarVisible(!isPaused);
 }
diff --git a/src/callaudioonlyavataroverlay.h b/src/callaudioonlyavataroverlay.h
index 7d2e224a530de2be797b06b428a598e475973023..5e178a3fa640d116a4a025ebdf89ce49d0901ecf 100644
--- a/src/callaudioonlyavataroverlay.h
+++ b/src/callaudioonlyavataroverlay.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
     ~CallAudioOnlyAvatarOverlay();
     void setAvatarVisible(bool visible);
     void writeAvatarOverlay(const lrc::api::conversation::Info& convInfo);
-    void respondToPauseLabel(bool pauseButtonDisplayed);
+    void respondToPauseLabel(bool isPaused);
 
 private:
     Ui::CallAudioOnlyAvatarOverlay *ui;
diff --git a/src/videooverlay.cpp b/src/videooverlay.cpp
index 1b32ff93f650e87350689cf11d7551f419b43009..5d8d4dc18eb8aa93403d0e3259b6cf27d5cd8cb5 100644
--- a/src/videooverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/videooverlay.cpp
@@ -191,19 +191,15 @@ VideoOverlay::on_chatButton_toggled(bool checked)
 void
 VideoOverlay::on_holdButton_toggled(bool checked)
 {
-    // why is 'checked' unused?
     Q_UNUSED(checked);
     auto callId = LRCInstance::getCallIdForConversationUid(convUid_, accountId_);
     if (callId.isEmpty() || !LRCInstance::getCurrentCallModel()->hasCall(callId)) {
         return;
     }
     auto callModel = LRCInstance::getCurrentCallModel();
-    bool onHold { false };
     if (callModel->hasCall(callId)) {
         callModel->togglePause(callId);
-        onHold = callModel->getCall(callId).status == lrc::api::call::Status::PAUSED;
     }
-    ui->onHoldLabel->setVisible(onHold);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/videooverlay.h b/src/videooverlay.h
index 7e4c65201654b063e42ebfc86da4a315e3d1f3b6..d2a6c2edc6dab2da2fbd6f3f43bceb1912b2d9a0 100644
--- a/src/videooverlay.h
+++ b/src/videooverlay.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void setChatVisibility(bool visible);
-    void holdStateChanged(bool state);
     void videoMuteStateChanged(bool state);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/videoview.cpp b/src/videoview.cpp
index 6df2f6aaeb3ed322f0f4d6520682664b28be055b..b7c997aa30b064811bd92cd0efe8dff2cff86748 100644
--- a/src/videoview.cpp
+++ b/src/videoview.cpp
@@ -304,8 +304,9 @@ VideoView::updateCall(const QString& convUid,
     }
 
     overlay_->updateCall(convInfo);
+    auto isPaused = call->status == lrc::api::call::Status::PAUSED;
     // TODO(atraczyk): this should be part of the overlay
-    audioOnlyAvatar_->setAvatarVisible(call->isAudioOnly);
+    audioOnlyAvatar_->setAvatarVisible(call->isAudioOnly && !isPaused);
     if (call->isAudioOnly) {
         audioOnlyAvatar_->writeAvatarOverlay(convInfo);
     }
@@ -315,7 +316,6 @@ VideoView::updateCall(const QString& convUid,
 
     // distant
     ui->distantWidget->setRendererId(call->id);
-    auto isPaused = call->status == lrc::api::call::Status::PAUSED;
     ui->distantWidget->setVisible(!isPaused);
 }