diff --git a/src/ios/APPBackgroundMode.m b/src/ios/APPBackgroundMode.m
index 69546ed..d629a19 100644
--- a/src/ios/APPBackgroundMode.m
+++ b/src/ios/APPBackgroundMode.m
@@ -149,13 +149,14 @@ NSString *const kAPPBackgroundEventFailure = @"failure";
 - (void) configureAudioSession {
     AVAudioSession* session = [AVAudioSession
                                sharedInstance];
-
+    // Don't activate the audio session yet
+    [session setActive:NO error:NULL];
     // Play music even in background and dont stop playing music
     // even another app starts playing sound
     [session setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback
              withOptions:AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionMixWithOthers
                    error:NULL];
-
+    // Active the audio session
     [session setActive:YES error:NULL];
 };