diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/subscriptions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/subscriptions_controller.rb
index 1233628dd6..75225ee0cc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/subscriptions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/subscriptions_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'open_food_network/permissions'
+require 'open_food_network/proxy_order_syncer'
 
 module Admin
   class SubscriptionsController < ResourceController
@@ -32,21 +33,11 @@ module Admin
     end
 
     def create
-      form = SubscriptionForm.new(@subscription, params[:subscription])
-      if form.save
-        render_as_json @subscription
-      else
-        render json: { errors: form.json_errors }, status: :unprocessable_entity
-      end
+      save_form_and_render(false)
     end
 
     def update
-      form = SubscriptionForm.new(@subscription, params[:subscription])
-      if form.save
-        render_as_json @subscription, order_update_issues: form.order_update_issues
-      else
-        render json: { errors: form.json_errors }, status: :unprocessable_entity
-      end
+      save_form_and_render
     end
 
     def cancel
@@ -67,12 +58,26 @@ module Admin
     end
 
     def unpause
-      @subscription.update_attributes(paused_at: nil)
-      render_as_json @subscription
+      params[:subscription][:paused_at] = nil
+      save_form_and_render
     end
 
     private
 
+    def save_form_and_render(render_issues = true)
+      form = SubscriptionForm.new(@subscription, params[:subscription])
+      unless form.save
+        render json: { errors: form.json_errors }, status: :unprocessable_entity
+        return
+      end
+
+      if render_issues
+        render_as_json @subscription, order_update_issues: form.order_update_issues
+      else
+        render_as_json @subscription
+      end
+    end
+
     def permissions
       return @permissions unless @permissions.nil?
       @permissions = OpenFoodNetwork::Permissions.new(spree_current_user)
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index e624d1d964..c78abe37d6 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1092,12 +1092,12 @@ en:
       orders:
         number: Number
         confirm_edit: Are you sure you want to edit this order? Doing so may make it more difficult to automatically sync changes to the subscription in the future.
-      confirm_cancel_msg: Are you sure you want to cancel this subscription? This action cannot be undone.
-      cancel_failure_msg: 'Sorry, cancellation failed!'

-      confirm_pause_msg: Are you sure you want to pause this subscription?
-      pause_failure_msg: 'Sorry, pausing failed!'
-      confirm_unpause_msg: Are you sure you want to unpause this subscription?
-      unpause_failure_msg: 'Sorry, unpausing failed!'
+      confirm_cancel_msg: "Are you sure you want to cancel this subscription? This action cannot be undone."
+      cancel_failure_msg: "Sorry, cancellation failed!"
+      confirm_pause_msg: "Are you sure you want to pause this subscription?"
+      pause_failure_msg: "Sorry, pausing failed!"
+      confirm_unpause_msg: "If you have an open Order Cycle in this subscription's schedule, an order will be created for this customer. Are you sure you want to unpause this subscription?"
+      unpause_failure_msg: "Sorry, unpausing failed!"
       confirm_cancel_open_orders_msg: "Some orders for this subscription are currently open. The customer has already been notified that the order will be placed. Would you like to cancel these order(s) or keep them?"
       resume_canceled_orders_msg: "Some orders for this subscription can be resumed right now. You can resume them from the orders dropdown."
       yes_cancel_them: Cancel them
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/subscriptions_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/subscriptions_controller_spec.rb
index cf4af7c921..445ec70ff7 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/subscriptions_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/subscriptions_controller_spec.rb
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ describe Admin::SubscriptionsController, type: :controller do
     end
 
     context 'json' do
-      let(:params) { { format: :json, id: subscription.id } }
+      let(:params) { { format: :json, id: subscription.id, subscription: {} } }
 
       context 'as a regular user' do
         it 'redirects to unauthorized' do
@@ -664,6 +664,15 @@ describe Admin::SubscriptionsController, type: :controller do
               expect(json_response['id']).to eq subscription.id
               expect(subscription.reload.paused_at).to be nil
             end
+
+            context "when there is an open OC and no associated orders exist yet for it (OC was opened when the subscription was paused)" do
+              it "creates an associated order" do
+                spree_put :unpause, params
+
+                expect(subscription.reload.paused_at).to be nil
+                expect(subscription.proxy_orders.size).to be 1
+              end
+            end
           end
         end
       end