diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor.py b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor.py
index 39f62285e1..59ce223d0d 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/py_executor.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class PyExecutor:
                  max_num_sequences: int,
                  drafter: Optional[Drafter] = None,
                  disable_overlap_scheduler: bool = False,
-                 max_input_len: int = 2048,
+                 max_input_len: int = 0x7fffffff,
                  max_batch_size: int = 8,
                  max_beam_width: int = 1,
                  max_draft_len: int = 0,
@@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ class PyExecutor:
                 if scheduled_batch is None:
                     break
 
+                self._terminate_requests(scheduled_batch.paused_requests)
                 self._pause_requests(scheduled_batch.paused_requests)
 
                 finished_requests = []
@@ -1722,7 +1723,7 @@ class PyExecutor:
                         else:
                             can_forward = True
 
-                self._pause_requests(scheduled_batch.paused_requests)
+                self._terminate_requests(scheduled_batch.paused_requests)
 
                 can_queue, can_queue_this_rank = self._can_queue(
                     scheduled_batch)
@@ -1819,6 +1820,8 @@ class PyExecutor:
                     # Cleanup previous draft resources used in the draft model
                     self.drafter.cleanup_previous_draft_resources()
 
+                self._pause_requests(scheduled_batch.paused_requests)
+
                 if can_queue:
                     guided_decoder_failed_requests = None
                     if self.guided_decoder is not None:
@@ -2871,14 +2874,16 @@ class PyExecutor:
             self.responses.pop(id)
             return response
 
-    def _pause_requests(self, requests_to_pause):
+    def _terminate_requests(self, requests_to_pause):
         # todo: support work with self.inflight_req_ids.
         #       Currently, self.inflight_req_ids is not.
-        max_input_len = self.max_input_len
         for req in requests_to_pause:
-            req.pause(max_input_len)
             self._terminate_request(req)
 
+    def _pause_requests(self, requests_to_pause):
+        for req in requests_to_pause:
+            req.pause(self.max_input_len)
+
     def _add_inflight_ids(self, scheduled_requests):
         """Add request IDs of current requests to self.inflight_req_ids.