diff --git a/beszel/internal/hub/hub.go b/beszel/internal/hub/hub.go
index b6d97fd..fa47159 100644
--- a/beszel/internal/hub/hub.go
+++ b/beszel/internal/hub/hub.go
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ func (h *Hub) Run() {
 	h.app.OnModelBeforeCreate("users").Add(h.um.InitializeUserRole)
 	h.app.OnModelBeforeCreate("user_settings").Add(h.um.InitializeUserSettings)
 
+	// empty info for systems that are paused
+	h.app.OnModelBeforeUpdate("systems").Add(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
+		if e.Model.(*models.Record).GetString("status") == "paused" {
+			e.Model.(*models.Record).Set("info", system.Info{})
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
 	// do things after a systems record is updated
 	h.app.OnModelAfterUpdate("systems").Add(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
 		newRecord := e.Model.(*models.Record)