diff --git a/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp b/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp
index 681bcfaa0d..62535d754d 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ __fi void cdvdActionInterrupt()
 			cdvd.Spinning = true;
 			cdvd.Ready |= CDVD_DRIVE_READY; //check (rama)
 			cdvd.Sector = cdvd.SeekToSector;
-			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_READ;
+			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_PAUSE;
 			cdvd.nextSectorsBuffered = 0;
 			cdvd.triggerDataReady = true;
 			CDVDSECTORREADY_INT(cdvd.ReadTime);
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ __fi void cdvdActionInterrupt()
 			cdvd.Spinning = true; //check (rama)
 			cdvd.Ready |= CDVD_DRIVE_READY; //check (rama)
 			cdvd.Sector = cdvd.SeekToSector;
-			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_READ;
+			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_PAUSE;
 			cdvd.nextSectorsBuffered = 0;
 			cdvd.triggerDataReady = true;
 			CDVDSECTORREADY_INT(cdvd.ReadTime);
@@ -1103,18 +1103,8 @@ __fi void cdvdSectorReady()
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (cdvd.nextSectorsBuffered == 16 && (cdvd.Ready & CDVD_DRIVE_READY))
-	{
-		cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_PAUSE; // Needed here but could be smth else than Pause (rama)
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if (cdvd.nextSectorsBuffered < 16)
-		{
-			CDVDSECTORREADY_INT(cdvd.ReadTime);
-			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_READ;
-		}
-	}
+	if (cdvd.nextSectorsBuffered < 16)
+		CDVDSECTORREADY_INT(cdvd.ReadTime);
 }
 
 // inlined due to being referenced in only one place.
@@ -1213,10 +1203,7 @@ __fi void cdvdReadInterrupt()
 			iopIntcIrq(2);
 			cdvd.Ready |= CDVD_DRIVE_READY;
 
-			if (cdvd.nextSectorsBuffered < 16)
-				cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_READ;
-			else
-				cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_PAUSE;
+			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_PAUSE;
 
 			cdvd.nCommand = 0;
 			//DevCon.Warning("Scheduling interrupt in %d cycles", cdvd.ReadTime - ((cdvd.BlockSize / 4) * 12));
@@ -1623,7 +1610,7 @@ static void cdvdWrite04(u8 rt)
 			cdvdSetIrq();
 			cdvd.nCommand = 0;
 			//After Pausing needs to buffer the next sector
-			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_READ;
+			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_PAUSE;
 			cdvd.nextSectorsBuffered = 0;
 			cdvd.triggerDataReady = true;
 			CDVDSECTORREADY_INT(cdvd.ReadTime);
@@ -1855,7 +1842,7 @@ static void cdvdWrite04(u8 rt)
 			HW_DMA3_CHCR &= ~0x01000000;
 			psxDmaInterrupt(3);
 			//After reading the TOC it needs to go back to buffer the next sector
-			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_READ;
+			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_PAUSE;
 			cdvd.nextSectorsBuffered = 0;
 			cdvd.triggerDataReady = true;
 			CDVDSECTORREADY_INT(cdvd.ReadTime);
@@ -1872,7 +1859,7 @@ static void cdvdWrite04(u8 rt)
 			cdvdSetIrq();
 			cdvd.nCommand = 0;
 			//After reading the key it needs to go back to buffer the next sector
-			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_READ;
+			cdvd.Status = CDVD_STATUS_PAUSE;
 			cdvd.nextSectorsBuffered = 0;
 			cdvd.triggerDataReady = true;
 			CDVDSECTORREADY_INT(cdvd.ReadTime);