diff --git a/dfhack/python/pydfhack/decorators.py b/dfhack/python/pydfhack/decorators.py
index 702cf18f9..db0f565fd 100644
--- a/dfhack/python/pydfhack/decorators.py
+++ b/dfhack/python/pydfhack/decorators.py
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ from decorator import decorator
 @decorator
 def suspend(func, self, *args, **kw):
     """
-    This decorator will try to suspend DF and start needed module before running func
+    This decorator will try to suspend DF and start needed module before running func.
+    If DF was resumed when decorator was run, it will try to resume back after executing func
     """
+    susp = not self.api.is_attached or self.api.is_suspended
     if self.prepare():
-        return func(self, *args, **kw)
+        res = func(self, *args, **kw)
+        if not susp:
+            self.api.Resume()
+        return res
     else:
         raise Exception(u"Could not suspend/start")
diff --git a/dfhack/python/pydfhack/mixins.py b/dfhack/python/pydfhack/mixins.py
index 67e069b70..29ef213d0 100644
--- a/dfhack/python/pydfhack/mixins.py
+++ b/dfhack/python/pydfhack/mixins.py
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ class NeedsStart(object):
             return False
         
     def Start(self):
+        if self.started:
+            return True
+        
         if self.api.prepare():
             self.started = self.cls.Start(self)
+            if self.started:
+                self.api.started.append(self)
             return self.started
         else:
             return False
@@ -32,6 +37,8 @@ class NeedsStart(object):
         if self.started:
             self.cls.Finish(self)
             self.started = False
+            if self in self.api.started:
+                self.api.started.remove(self)
 
     finish = Finish
 
diff --git a/dfhack/python/pydfhack/pydfapi.py b/dfhack/python/pydfhack/pydfapi.py
index c172bc05f..94efb5f9a 100644
--- a/dfhack/python/pydfhack/pydfapi.py
+++ b/dfhack/python/pydfhack/pydfapi.py
@@ -10,33 +10,43 @@ from .construction import Construction
 from .vegetation import Vegetation
 from .gui import GUI
 class API(_pydfhack._API):
-	for file in ["Memory.xml", os.path.join("..","..","output","Memory.xml")]:
-		if os.path.isfile(file):
-			datafile = file
-			break
-	else:
-		raise ImportError, "Memory.xml not found."
+    started = None
+    
+    for file in ["Memory.xml", os.path.join("..","..","output","Memory.xml")]:
+        if os.path.isfile(file):
+            datafile = file
+            break
+    else:
+        raise ImportError, "Memory.xml not found."
 	
-	def prepare(self):
-	    """
-	    Enforce Attach/Suspend behavior.
-	    Return True if succeeded, else False
-	    """
-	    r = True
-	    if not self.is_attached:
-	        r = self.Attach()
-	    if r and not self.is_suspended:
-	        r = self.Suspend()
-	    return r
+    def prepare(self):
+        """
+        Enforce Attach/Suspend behavior.
+        Return True if succeeded, else False
+        """
+        r = True
+        if not self.is_attached:
+            r = self.Attach()
+        if r and not self.is_suspended:
+            r = self.Suspend()
+        return r
 	
-	def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
-		_pydfhack._API.__init__(self, API.datafile)
-		self._mem_info_mgr_type = MemInfo
-		self._position_mgr_type = Position
-		self._material_mgr_type = Materials
-		self._creature_mgr_type = Creature
-		self._map_mgr_type = Map
-		self._translate_mgr_type = Translation
-		self._construction_mgr_type = Construction
-		self._vegetation_mgr_type = Vegetation
-		self._gui_mgr_type = GUI
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
+        _pydfhack._API.__init__(self, API.datafile)
+        self._mem_info_mgr_type = MemInfo
+        self._position_mgr_type = Position
+        self._material_mgr_type = Materials
+        self._creature_mgr_type = Creature
+        self._map_mgr_type = Map
+        self._translate_mgr_type = Translation
+        self._construction_mgr_type = Construction
+        self._vegetation_mgr_type = Vegetation
+        self._gui_mgr_type = GUI
+        self.started = []
+
+    def Resume(self):
+        # Explicitly Finish() all started modules
+        for m in self.started[:]:
+            m.Finish()
+        self.started = []
+        _pydfhack._API.Resume(self)