diff --git a/Runtime/Views/Effects.cs b/Runtime/Views/Effects.cs
index 87edf300..2ec9770e 100644
--- a/Runtime/Views/Effects.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Views/Effects.cs
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ public static IEnumerator PausableTypewriter(TextMeshProUGUI text, float letters
                 // time for.
                 while (accumulator >= secondsPerLetter)
                 {
-                    text.maxVisibleCharacters += 1;
-
                     // ok so the change needs to be that if at any point we hit the pause position
                     // we instead stop worrying about letters
                     // and instead we do a normal wait for the necessary duration
@@ -272,6 +270,8 @@ public static IEnumerator PausableTypewriter(TextMeshProUGUI text, float letters
                         }
                     }
 
+                    text.maxVisibleCharacters += 1;
+
                     onCharacterTyped?.Invoke();
                     accumulator -= secondsPerLetter;
                 }