diff --git a/Assets/Scenes/CharacterTest.unity b/Assets/Scenes/CharacterTest.unity
index ce634a6566c815badd32c55041c3ef9956a9d8b3..b853ce725bee927853ac135bb206ddb718f69f35 100644
Binary files a/Assets/Scenes/CharacterTest.unity and b/Assets/Scenes/CharacterTest.unity differ
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Birb/Dash.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Birb/Dash.cs
index 9aefca222a4e3582141f7d5eedb21ebc52c3814b..cf2c421ceebdc2ce4ff602787c7d2b832d4fbd6a 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Birb/Dash.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Birb/Dash.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class Dash : AbstractBehavior {
     }
 
     void Start() {
-        dashMeter = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("DashMeter").transform;
+        //dashMeter = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("DashMeter").transform;
     }
 
     // Should be called every frame
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Birb/GameManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Birb/GameManager.cs
index 530507eba4d9ef31e530324e9308ced902652c04..be006b1d53184600acab6c707786832cd9314d69 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Birb/GameManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Birb/GameManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 public class GameManager : SingletonBehaviour<GameManager>
@@ -8,10 +9,12 @@ public class GameManager : SingletonBehaviour<GameManager>
 
     private bool _isPaused;
     private float _levelTimer;
+    public Text timerText;
 
     void Awake()
     {
         DontDestroyOnLoad(this);
+        isPaused = true;
     }
 
     public bool isPaused
@@ -22,19 +25,19 @@ public class GameManager : SingletonBehaviour<GameManager>
         }
         set
         {
-            _isPaused = value;
             if (isPaused)
             {
                 //set timescale back to normal
-                isPaused = false;
+                Time.timeScale = 1;
                 Debug.Log("Game is unpaused");
             }
             else
             {
                 //set timescale to zero
-                isPaused = true;
+                Time.timeScale = 0;
                 Debug.Log("Game is paused");
             }
+            _isPaused = value;
         }
     }
    
@@ -56,4 +59,18 @@ public class GameManager : SingletonBehaviour<GameManager>
         Debug.Log("Changing level state");
         levelTimer = Time.time;
     }
+    //formats the time for the text object
+    private string formatTime(float time)
+    {
+        int minutes = Mathf.FloorToInt(time / 60F);
+        int seconds = Mathf.FloorToInt(time - minutes * 60);
+        return string.Format("{0:0}:{1:00}", minutes, seconds);
+    }
+    //updates the text object
+    void Update()
+    {
+        string currentTime = formatTime(Time.time - levelTimer);
+        timerText.text = "Time: " + currentTime;
+    }
+   
 }