diff --git a/debugger.lua b/debugger.lua
index de84fe3..2443569 100644
--- a/debugger.lua
+++ b/debugger.lua
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ function debugger.on_state(state)
   debugger.state = state
 end
 
+function debugger.on_break(file, line, reason)
+  debugger.log(string.format("breakpoint hit: %s:%d", file, line))
+  -- Temporary continue at unknown breaks
+  if file=='?' and line==-1 then
+    if debugger.debugrunner.caps.can_continue then
+      debugger.debugrunner:continue()
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 function debugger.run(target, name, r, view)
   if debugger.debugrunner then
     if debugger.state == "paused" then
@@ -101,10 +111,7 @@ function debugger.run(target, name, r, view)
     on_stderr = debugger.on_stderr,
     on_exit = debugger.on_exit,
     on_state = debugger.on_state,
-
-    on_break = function(file, line, reason)
-      debugger.log(string.format("breakpoint hit: %s:%d", file, line))
-    end,
+    on_break = debugger.on_break,
   })
   -- And run
   debugger.debugrunner:run(target, name)
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index efbc1dd..e07c1ef 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ if required_toolbar_plugins and ToolbarView then
     if debugger.is_running() then
       if debugger.debugrunner.caps.can_pause then table.insert(t, {symbol="C",command=""}) end
     end
-    
+
     table.insert(t, {symbol = "E", command = "jpdebug:reload-runners"})
     self.toolbar_commands = t
   end
diff --git a/runners/luadebug.lua b/runners/luadebug.lua
index b6d1450..4d84b40 100644
--- a/runners/luadebug.lua
+++ b/runners/luadebug.lua
@@ -15,12 +15,29 @@ local function get_plugin_root()
   return dirname(here)                         -- …/jpdebug
 end
 
+-- Check if string starts with a substring
+local function starts_with(str, word)
+  return str:sub(1, #word) == word
+end
+
 -- ------------------- Runner API --------------------------------
 
 ---@class luadebug: runner
 local luadebug = debugger.runner:new({
   name = "luadebug",
-  proc = nil ---@type process|nil
+  proc = nil, ---@type process|nil
+
+  caps = {
+    can_pause = false,
+    can_continue = true,
+    can_step_in = true,
+    can_step_over = true,
+    can_step_out = true,
+    can_breakpoints = true,
+    has_stack = true,
+    has_locals = true,
+    can_eval = false,
+  },
 })
 
 function luadebug:run(target, name)
@@ -48,24 +65,13 @@ function luadebug:run(target, name)
 
   self.on_state('connecting')
 
-  -- output pump
-  core.add_thread(function()
-    while true do
-      core.redraw = true
-      coroutine.yield(0.016) -- 60FPS
-      local sout = self.proc:read_stdout()
-      local serr = self.proc:read_stderr()
-      if sout == nil or serr == nil then
-        -- Make sure to read stderr for the last time
-        if serr and serr~="" then self.on_stderr(serr) end
-        local exitcode = self.proc:wait(process.WAIT_INFINITE)
-        self.on_exit(exitcode)
-        break
-      end
-      if sout and sout~="" then self.on_stdout(sout) end
-      if serr and serr~="" then self.on_stderr(serr) end
-    end
-  end)
+  -- Start output pump
+  self:pumps()
+end
+
+function luadebug:continue()
+  self.mdb:write('run\n')
+  self.on_state('running')
 end
 
 function luadebug:wait(time)
@@ -171,28 +177,57 @@ function luadebug:spawn_mdb(lua)
   end
 
   self.mdb = proc
+end
 
-  self.mdb:write('run\n')
-
-  -- output pump
+-- ---------------- Pumps  ---------------------------------------
+function luadebug:pumps()
   core.add_thread(function()
     while true do
       core.redraw = true
       coroutine.yield(0.016) -- 60FPS
-      local sout = self.mdb:read_stdout()
-      local serr = self.mdb:read_stderr()
-      if sout == nil or serr == nil then
-        -- Make sure to read stderr for the last time
+
+       -- LUA PROGRAM OUTPUT
+      if true then
+        local sout = self.proc:read_stdout()
+        local serr = self.proc:read_stderr()
+
+        if sout == nil or serr == nil then
+          -- Make sure to read stderr for the last time
+          if serr and serr~="" then self.on_stderr(serr) end
+          local exitcode = self.proc:wait(process.WAIT_INFINITE)
+          self.on_exit(exitcode)
+          break
+        end
+        if sout and sout~="" then self.on_stdout(sout) end
         if serr and serr~="" then self.on_stderr(serr) end
-        local exitcode = self.mdb:wait(process.WAIT_INFINITE)
-        self.on_exit(exitcode)
-        break
       end
-      if sout and sout~="" then self.on_stdout('mdb> '..sout) end
-      if serr and serr~="" then self.on_stderr('mdb> '..serr) end
+      
+      -- MDB OUTPUT  
+      if true then
+        local sout = self.mdb:read_stdout()
+        local serr = self.mdb:read_stderr()
+
+        if sout == nil or serr == nil then
+          -- Make sure to read stderr for the last time
+          if serr and serr~="" then self.on_stderr(serr) end
+          local exitcode = self.proc:wait(process.WAIT_INFINITE)
+          self.on_exit(exitcode)
+          break
+        end
+        if sout and sout~="" then self.on_stdout("mdb> "..sout) end
+        if serr and serr~="" then self.on_stderr("mdb> "..serr) end
+
+        if sout and sout~="" then
+          -- Check output
+          if starts_with(sout, "Paused") then
+            self.on_state('paused')
+            self.on_break('?', -1, 'paused')
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end)
 end
 
-return luadebug
 
+return luadebug