diff --git a/app/lib/methods/subscriptions/rooms.js b/app/lib/methods/subscriptions/rooms.js
index 5b23fbda7..bc70b394a 100644
--- a/app/lib/methods/subscriptions/rooms.js
+++ b/app/lib/methods/subscriptions/rooms.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ let disconnectedListener;
 let streamListener;
 let subServer;
 
-export default async function subscribeRooms() {
+export default function subscribeRooms() {
 	let timer = null;
 	const loop = () => {
 		if (timer) {
@@ -156,12 +156,13 @@ export default async function subscribeRooms() {
 	try {
 		// set the server that started this task
 		subServer = this.sdk.client.host;
-		await this.sdk.subscribeNotifyUser();
+		this.sdk.subscribeNotifyUser().catch(e => console.log(e));
+
+		return {
+			stop: () => stop()
+		};
 	} catch (e) {
 		log('err_subscribe_rooms', e);
+		return Promise.reject();
 	}
-
-	return {
-		stop: () => stop()
-	};
 }
diff --git a/app/notifications/push/push.ios.js b/app/notifications/push/push.ios.js
index 56cfa3e9f..fe307ee14 100644
--- a/app/notifications/push/push.ios.js
+++ b/app/notifications/push/push.ios.js
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ class PushNotification {
 		NotificationsIOS.setBadgesCount(count);
 	}
 
-	configure(params) {
+	async configure(params) {
 		this.onRegister = params.onRegister;
 		this.onNotification = params.onNotification;
 
+		const initial = await NotificationsIOS.getInitialNotification();
 		NotificationsIOS.consumeBackgroundQueue();
-		return Promise.resolve();
+		return Promise.resolve(initial);
 	}
 }
 export default new PushNotification();