diff --git a/lib/appenders/file.js b/lib/appenders/file.js
index 6e07b4c..0275446 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/file.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/file.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function openTheStream(file, fileSize, numFiles, options) {
     console.error('log4js.fileAppender - Writing to file %s, error happened ', file, err); //eslint-disable-line
   });
   stream.on('drain', () => {
-    process.emit("pause", false);
+    process.emit("log4js:pause", false);
   });
   return stream;
 }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function fileAppender(file, layout, logSize, numBackups, options, timezoneOffset
 
   const app = function (loggingEvent) {
     if (!writer.write(layout(loggingEvent, timezoneOffset) + eol, "utf8")) {
-      process.emit('pause', true);
+      process.emit('log4js:pause', true);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/test/tap/pause-test.js b/test/tap/pause-test.js
index 9c08159..f6db91c 100644
--- a/test/tap/pause-test.js
+++ b/test/tap/pause-test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ tap.test("Drain event test", batch => {
     let onPause = false;
     let onResume = false;
 
-    process.on("pause", value => {
+    process.on("log4js:pause", value => {
       if (value) {
         onPause = true;
       } else {