diff --git a/src/osg/ImageStream.cpp b/src/osg/ImageStream.cpp
index 5d2559ed0..b1bf4e1db 100644
--- a/src/osg/ImageStream.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/ImageStream.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 using namespace osg;
 
 ImageStream::ImageStream():
-    _status(STOPPED)
+    _status(PAUSED)
 {
 }