diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/Rs2Antiban.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/Rs2Antiban.java
index 1859f30294..a8268a483e 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/Rs2Antiban.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/Rs2Antiban.java
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ private static void logDebug(String message) {
     }
 
     private static void performActionCooldown() {
-        if (Rs2AntibanSettings.universalAntiban)
-			Microbot.pauseAllScripts.compareAndSet(false, true);
-
         if (Rs2AntibanSettings.nonLinearIntervals)
             playStyle.evolvePlayStyle();
 
@@ -298,6 +295,12 @@ private static void performActionCooldown() {
         else
             TIMEOUT = playStyle.getPrimaryTickInterval();
 
+        // The pause (universal antiban only) and the always-set active flag both happen only after
+        // TIMEOUT is computed: if computing the interval ever throws, scripts must not be left
+        // paused with no countdown to clear them.
+        if (Rs2AntibanSettings.universalAntiban)
+			Microbot.pauseAllScripts.compareAndSet(false, true);
+
         Rs2AntibanSettings.actionCooldownActive = true;
 
         if (Rs2AntibanSettings.moveMouseRandomly && Rs2Random.diceFractional(Rs2AntibanSettings.moveMouseRandomlyChance)) {
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/enums/PlayStyle.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/enums/PlayStyle.java
index 772a1ec202..62c9e66825 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/enums/PlayStyle.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/enums/PlayStyle.java
@@ -111,7 +111,13 @@ public static PlayStyle random() {
     }
 
     public int getRandomTickInterval() {
-        return ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(primaryTickInterval, secondaryTickInterval + 1);
+        // primaryTickInterval and secondaryTickInterval drift independently in evolvePlayStyle()
+        // and can cross (primary > secondary). nextInt(origin, bound) requires bound > origin, so
+        // order the bounds defensively to avoid IllegalArgumentException. The bound is computed in
+        // long so an inclusive upper bound of Integer.MAX_VALUE cannot overflow.
+        int lo = Math.min(primaryTickInterval, secondaryTickInterval);
+        int hi = Math.max(primaryTickInterval, secondaryTickInterval);
+        return (int) ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextLong(lo, (long) hi + 1L);
     }
 
     public void evolvePlayStyle() {
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/enums/PlayStyleRandomTickIntervalTest.java b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/enums/PlayStyleRandomTickIntervalTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c337fa747f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/antiban/enums/PlayStyleRandomTickIntervalTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package net.runelite.client.plugins.microbot.util.antiban.enums;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+/**
+ * Regression test for the action-cooldown stall.
+ *
+ * <p>evolvePlayStyle() drifts primaryTickInterval and secondaryTickInterval independently, so over
+ * time they can cross (primary greater than secondary). getRandomTickInterval() must not throw
+ * IllegalArgumentException from ThreadLocalRandom.nextInt(origin, bound) when that happens; before
+ * the fix it did, which left Microbot.pauseAllScripts stuck true and froze running scripts.
+ */
+public class PlayStyleRandomTickIntervalTest {
+
+	private static void setInterval(PlayStyle style, String field, int value) throws Exception {
+		Field f = PlayStyle.class.getDeclaredField(field);
+		f.setAccessible(true);
+		f.setInt(style, value);
+	}
+
+	private static int getInterval(PlayStyle style, String field) throws Exception {
+		Field f = PlayStyle.class.getDeclaredField(field);
+		f.setAccessible(true);
+		return f.getInt(style);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getRandomTickIntervalDoesNotThrowWhenIntervalsCross() throws Exception {
+		// A specific constant (not values()[0]) so enum reordering cannot change what is tested.
+		// The intervals are restored in the finally block, so the shared enum singleton is left
+		// untouched for other tests; the unit-test suite runs single-threaded.
+		PlayStyle style = PlayStyle.MODERATE;
+		int origPrimary = getInterval(style, "primaryTickInterval");
+		int origSecondary = getInterval(style, "secondaryTickInterval");
+		try {
+			// Crossed bounds (primary greater than secondary): this is what previously threw.
+			setInterval(style, "primaryTickInterval", 10);
+			setInterval(style, "secondaryTickInterval", 5);
+			for (int i = 0; i < 10_000; i++) {
+				int v = style.getRandomTickInterval();
+				assertTrue("interval " + v + " must fall within [5,10]", v >= 5 && v <= 10);
+			}
+
+			// Equal bounds edge case (primary == secondary).
+			setInterval(style, "primaryTickInterval", 7);
+			setInterval(style, "secondaryTickInterval", 7);
+			assertEquals(7, style.getRandomTickInterval());
+		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			fail("getRandomTickInterval threw on crossed intervals: " + e.getMessage());
+		} finally {
+			setInterval(style, "primaryTickInterval", origPrimary);
+			setInterval(style, "secondaryTickInterval", origSecondary);
+		}
+	}
+}