diff --git a/helper/communicator/config.go b/helper/communicator/config.go
index 9cffb7f5f..16587f13c 100644
--- a/helper/communicator/config.go
+++ b/helper/communicator/config.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// that uses `docker exec` and `docker cp` to execute scripts and copy
 	// files.
 	Type string `mapstructure:"communicator"`
-
 	// We recommend that you enable SSH or WinRM as the very last step in your
 	// guest's bootstrap script, but sometimes you may have a race condition
 	// where you need Packer to wait before attempting to connect to your
diff --git a/helper/communicator/step_connect.go b/helper/communicator/step_connect.go
index 7694e0b1a..1eaf48bf8 100644
--- a/helper/communicator/step_connect.go
+++ b/helper/communicator/step_connect.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ type StepConnect struct {
 
 func (s *StepConnect) pause(pauseLen time.Duration, ctx context.Context) bool {
 	// Use a select to determine if we get cancelled during the wait
-	log.Printf("Pausing before connecting...")
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return true
@@ -112,10 +111,18 @@ func (s *StepConnect) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multist
 	}
 
 	if s.Config.PauseBeforeConnect > 0 {
+		ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Pausing %s before connecting...",
+			s.Config.PauseBeforeConnect.String()))
 		cancelled := s.pause(s.Config.PauseBeforeConnect, ctx)
 		if cancelled {
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
 		}
+		// After pause is complete, re-run the connect substep to make sure
+		// you've connected properly
+		action := s.substep.Run(ctx, state)
+		if action == multistep.ActionHalt {
+			return action
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Put communicator config into state so we can pass it to provisioners