diff --git a/patroni/ha.py b/patroni/ha.py
index 0bc3a533..d8eca50a 100644
--- a/patroni/ha.py
+++ b/patroni/ha.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Ha(object):
         self.dcs = patroni.dcs
         self.cluster = None
         self.old_cluster = None
+        self._was_paused = False
         self._leader_timeline = None
         self.recovering = False
         self._post_bootstrap_task = None
@@ -1047,6 +1048,11 @@ class Ha(object):
 
             if self.is_paused():
                 self.watchdog.disable()
+                self._was_paused = True
+            else:
+                if self._was_paused:
+                    self.state_handler.schedule_sanity_checks_after_pause()
+                self._was_paused = False
 
             if not self.cluster.has_member(self.state_handler.name):
                 self.touch_member()
diff --git a/patroni/postgresql.py b/patroni/postgresql.py
index fc473f00..f215283a 100644
--- a/patroni/postgresql.py
+++ b/patroni/postgresql.py
@@ -1848,3 +1848,12 @@ $$""".format(name, ' '.join(options)), name, password, password)
         with self._cancellable_lock:
             if self._cancellable is not None and self._cancellable.returncode is None:
                 self._cancellable.kill()
+
+    def schedule_sanity_checks_after_pause(self):
+        """
+            After coming out of pause we have to:
+            1. sync replication slots, because it might happen that slots were removed
+            2. get new 'Database system identifier' to make sure that it wasn't changed
+        """
+        self._schedule_load_slots = self.use_slots
+        self._sysid = None
diff --git a/tests/test_ha.py b/tests/test_ha.py
index 8901f50e..240a85f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_ha.py
+++ b/tests/test_ha.py
@@ -915,3 +915,11 @@ class TestHa(unittest.TestCase):
         self.p.is_leader = false
         self.ha.run_cycle()
         exit_mock.assert_called_once_with(1)
+
+    def test_after_pause(self):
+        self.ha.has_lock = true
+        self.ha.cluster.is_unlocked = false
+        self.ha.is_paused = true
+        self.assertEquals(self.ha.run_cycle(), 'PAUSE: no action.  i am the leader with the lock')
+        self.ha.is_paused = false
+        self.assertEquals(self.ha.run_cycle(), 'no action.  i am the leader with the lock')