diff --git a/habitat/core/vector_env.py b/habitat/core/vector_env.py
index c956d9f07138cafe480a9fc2a39a961da0e28a35..7cccd8cdce421399d0e203261a75091803daa0fa 100644
--- a/habitat/core/vector_env.py
+++ b/habitat/core/vector_env.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class VectorEnv:
         Returns:
              Number of individual environments.
         """
-        return self._num_envs
+        return self._num_envs - len(self._paused)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _worker_env(