diff --git a/src/ios/AFNetworking/AFURLSessionManager.m b/src/ios/AFNetworking/AFURLSessionManager.m
index 8cecdb8a..f515cba0 100644
--- a/src/ios/AFNetworking/AFURLSessionManager.m
+++ b/src/ios/AFNetworking/AFURLSessionManager.m
@@ -716,13 +716,11 @@ - (NSArray *)downloadTasks {
 #pragma mark -
 
 - (void)invalidateSessionCancelingTasks:(BOOL)cancelPendingTasks {
-    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-        if (cancelPendingTasks) {
-            [self.session invalidateAndCancel];
-        } else {
-            [self.session finishTasksAndInvalidate];
-        }
-    });
+    if (cancelPendingTasks) {
+        [self.session invalidateAndCancel];
+    } else {
+        [self.session finishTasksAndInvalidate];
+    }
 }
 
 #pragma mark -
diff --git a/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m b/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
index cfcb8f6d..032daaab 100644
--- a/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ - (void)uploadFiles:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
             CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsDictionary:dictionary];
             [weakSelf.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
             [[SDNetworkActivityIndicator sharedActivityIndicator] stopActivity];
+            [manager invalidateSessionCancelingTasks:YES];
         } failure:^(NSURLSessionTask *task, NSError *error) {
             NSMutableDictionary *dictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
             [self handleError:dictionary withResponse:(NSHTTPURLResponse*)task.response error:error];
@@ -469,6 +470,7 @@ - (void)uploadFiles:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
             CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_ERROR messageAsDictionary:dictionary];
             [weakSelf.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
             [[SDNetworkActivityIndicator sharedActivityIndicator] stopActivity];
+            [manager invalidateSessionCancelingTasks:YES];
         }];
     }
     @catch (NSException *exception) {
@@ -539,6 +541,7 @@ - (void)downloadFile:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
                 CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_ERROR messageAsDictionary:dictionary];
                 [weakSelf.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
                 [[SDNetworkActivityIndicator sharedActivityIndicator] stopActivity];
+                [manager invalidateSessionCancelingTasks:YES];
                 return;
             }
             NSData *data = (NSData *)responseObject;
@@ -549,6 +552,7 @@ - (void)downloadFile:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
                 CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_ERROR messageAsDictionary:dictionary];
                 [weakSelf.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
                 [[SDNetworkActivityIndicator sharedActivityIndicator] stopActivity];
+                [manager invalidateSessionCancelingTasks:YES];
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -560,6 +564,7 @@ - (void)downloadFile:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
             CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsDictionary:dictionary];
             [weakSelf.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
             [[SDNetworkActivityIndicator sharedActivityIndicator] stopActivity];
+            [manager invalidateSessionCancelingTasks:YES];
         } failure:^(NSURLSessionTask *task, NSError *error) {
             NSMutableDictionary *dictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
             [self handleError:dictionary withResponse:(NSHTTPURLResponse*)task.response error:error];
@@ -568,6 +573,7 @@ - (void)downloadFile:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
             CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_ERROR messageAsDictionary:dictionary];
             [weakSelf.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
             [[SDNetworkActivityIndicator sharedActivityIndicator] stopActivity];
+            [manager invalidateSessionCancelingTasks:YES];
         }];
     }
     @catch (NSException *exception) {