diff --git a/ios/RNBackgroundDownloader.m b/ios/RNBackgroundDownloader.m
index 7fd79129..c06e423f 100644
--- a/ios/RNBackgroundDownloader.m
+++ b/ios/RNBackgroundDownloader.m
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ + (void)setCompletionHandlerWithIdentifier: (NSString *)identifier completionHan
         NSLog(@"[RNBackgroundDownloader] - [Error] id, url and destination must be set");
         return;
     }
-    [self lazyInitSession];
     
     NSMutableURLRequest *request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]];
     if (headers != nil) {
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ + (void)setCompletionHandlerWithIdentifier: (NSString *)identifier completionHan
     }
     
     @synchronized (sharedLock) {
+        [self lazyInitSession];
         NSURLSessionDownloadTask __strong *task = [urlSession downloadTaskWithRequest:request];
         RNBGDTaskConfig *taskConfig = [[RNBGDTaskConfig alloc] initWithDictionary: @{@"id": identifier, @"destination": destination}];