diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
index 3064342..7834265 100644
--- a/src/Client.php
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ public function containerCommit($container, $repo = null, $tag = null, $comment
                     'tag' => $tag,
                     'comment' => $comment,
                     'author' => $author,
-                    'pause' => $pause,
+                    'pause' => $pause ? 1 : 0,
                     'changes' => $changes,
                 )
             ),
diff --git a/tests/ClientTest.php b/tests/ClientTest.php
index 8f3ff1b..7713149 100644
--- a/tests/ClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/ClientTest.php
@@ -630,6 +630,14 @@ public function testCommit()
         $this->expectPromiseResolveWith($json, $this->client->containerCommit('123', $config));
     }
 
+    public function testCommitWithoutPause()
+    {
+        $json = array();
+        $this->expectRequestFlow('post', 'commit?container=123&pause=0', $this->createResponseJson($json), 'expectJson');
+
+        $this->expectPromiseResolveWith($json, $this->client->containerCommit('123', null, null, null, null, false));
+    }
+
     public function testCommitWithAllParams()
     {
         $json = array();