diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index e75757f977..fb1f05b937 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ static const RunStateTransition runstate_transitions_def[] = {
 
     { RUN_STATE_PAUSED, RUN_STATE_RUNNING },
     { RUN_STATE_PAUSED, RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE },
+    { RUN_STATE_PAUSED, RUN_STATE_POSTMIGRATE },
     { RUN_STATE_PAUSED, RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH },
     { RUN_STATE_PAUSED, RUN_STATE_COLO},
 
@@ -633,6 +634,7 @@ static const RunStateTransition runstate_transitions_def[] = {
     { RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH, RUN_STATE_INMIGRATE },
 
     { RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE, RUN_STATE_RUNNING },
+    { RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE, RUN_STATE_PAUSED },
     { RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE, RUN_STATE_POSTMIGRATE },
     { RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE, RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH },
     { RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE, RUN_STATE_COLO},