What can possibly make a timer PAUSE??

There is something driving me absolutely banana's.

I am using a timer for a unit and as of right now there is only one way that this timer will get paused, when i use a certain ability on it.

When I use the ability, the timer pauses, and then at the appropriate time the time resumes. When the 8 second timer runs out, instead of sitting at 0.00 like it's effing supposed to, it resets to something like 7.83 or somesuch. It is a 1 shot time and NOT a repeating timer so I do not know what the hell is causing this...

I've deleted the grobal variable and went back and re-entered all the variables to make sure I didn't have a rogue trigger pausing it, but i just can't get this working.

Anyone?

what kind of timer is this? is it like the timer in the upper right corner? or is it the timer on like summons/raised dead.

for the experation timer
Unit - Pause the expiration timer for (Triggering unit)
it should work ive never used it before though

and for the other one
Countdown Timer - Pause (Last started timer)
this one should work to again ive never used it.

if u keep the problem, just add at the expiring trigger:
start timer to expire in 0.01 seconds
pause timer